noun
doohickey
Doohickey (noun) means (informal) A thing whose exact name you don't know or can't remember.
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(informal) A thing whose exact name you don't know or can't remember.
"Customers will ask for "gizmos" and "what-cha-ma-call-its" and "doohickeys," and make crude drawings on paper bags of what it is they think they need."
— William E. Geist, HUNTING FOR DOOHICKEYS (1981)
"What does this doohickey do?"
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Etymology
First recorded in 1914, of uncertain origin, probably formed from doodad and hickey.
Synonyms
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thingmajig
thingumajig
gismo
thingumabob
thingamabob
doodad
gimmick
thingmabob
dojigger
gizmo
thingamajig
gubbins
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What is the meaning of doohickey?
"doohickey" (noun) means (informal) A thing whose exact name you don't know or can't remember.
What is another word for doohickey?
Other words for "doohickey" include thingmajig, thingumajig, gismo, thingumabob, thingamabob, doodad.
