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widget
Widget (noun) means a made-up name for an unnamed or imaginary product, often used as an example to explain an idea.
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A made-up name for an unnamed or imaginary product, often used as an example to explain an idea.
"Damage inflicted on the rail industry supply chain, from major contractors to widget manufacturers, would have further profound nationwide consequences on an already damaged industry and wrecked economy."
— Nigel Harris, Comment: Rail at the brink? Not yet (2020)
2
A small device inside a beer can that creates foam when the can is opened.
3
A hand tool with a blade, used to scrape paint or similar material off glass and other smooth surfaces.
4
A general word for a tool, instrument, device, gadget or component.
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Etymology
Coined by the American playwright George S. Kaufman in 1924 in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924). The preface to the 1924 play credits an earlier German work from 1911 featuring an actor named Elisabeth Wigge.
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What is the meaning of widget?
"widget" (noun) means a made-up name for an unnamed or imaginary product, often used as an example to explain an idea.
What is another word for widget?
Other words for "widget" include gadget, contrivance, gismo, convenience, doohickey, dojigger.
What are the different meanings of widget?
"widget" has 3 main meanings: 1. A made-up name for an unnamed or imaginary product, often used as an example to explain an idea; 2. A small device inside a beer can that creates foam when the can is opened; 3. A hand tool with a blade, used to scrape paint or similar material off glass and other smooth surfaces.
