veeblefetzer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unspecified object; a thingy or doodad.

Word forms

veeblefetzer veeblefetzers

Etymology

A nonsense word, popularized by MAD Magazine in 1953. Generally accepted to be a derivation from Yiddish [Term?], from German weben + fetzen.

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