noun
doohickey
Doohickey (noun) means a thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall).
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A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
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Etymology
First attested 1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad + hickey.
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"doohickey" (noun) means a thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall).