Doohickey

Definitions

A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)

slang

Equivalents

Examples

“What does this doohickey do?”

“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⟳.”

“Besides, the show⟳ has invented a doohickey that makes it possible for Dr. Manhattan to exist⟳ as Calvin, a stable and supportive husband and father with no memory of his life as Jon Osterman, who can live⟳ out those 10 years as something close⟳ to a human being.”

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