English Explanatory Dictionary

doohickey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈduhɪki/ en-us-doohickey.ogg

Word forms

doohickey doohickeys dohickey do-hickey doo-hickey do-hinky doohinky

Etymology

First attested 1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad + hickey.

Synonyms

Sorted by number of Google hits widget hickey gizmo thingy gimmick thingie jigger gismo gubbins whatsit thingamajig doodad whatchamacallit doohickey thingo thingamabob thingummy whatsis thingumajig thingumabob whatchacallit Sorted alphabetically affair bazinga bizzo dealie dealy dinglehopper dingus dohickey dojigger dongle doo-hickey doober doodah doofer doohickus doohinkey doohinkus doojigger doovalacky foobar foo frammis frobnitz gadget geegaw gewgaw gingambob gingumbob hodad hootenanny jawn jimbang jobber jobby joint junk kajigger
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