noun
doodad
Doodad (noun) means a word used for an unnamed device, gadget, part or object when its actual name is forgotten.
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A word used for an unnamed device, gadget, part or object when its actual name is forgotten.
"My mom has a clever doodad for peeling oranges."
"Of course I eat an apple every evening—an apple a day keeps the doctor away—but still, you ought to have more prunes, and not all these fancy doodads."
— Sinclair Lewis (1922)
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Etymology
Of unknown origin, attested since the 1880s. Compare the earlier daud ("a piece of something"), the later doohickey ("a thing (whose name one cannot recall)"), and the dialectal dad, dadge ("a large piece, chunk").
Synonyms
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thingamabob
gizmo
thingmabob
thingumabob
thingamajig
dojigger
doohickey
gubbins
thingmajig
gimmick
gismo
thingumajig
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of doodad?
"doodad" (noun) means a word used for an unnamed device, gadget, part or object when its actual name is forgotten.
What is another word for doodad?
Other words for "doodad" include thingamabob, gizmo, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingamajig, dojigger.
