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doodad Chiefly U.S.|ˈduːdæd|
[Origin unknown; ? cf. dad n.2 2.]
A ‘fancy’ article (of dress), a ‘thingummy’; esp. a trivial or superfluous ornament.
1905,1912in H. Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. (1944) 173/2 1920 S. Lewis Main Street xxiv. 298 Have a nice square house, and pay more attention to getting a crackajack furnace than all this architecture and doodads. 1928Daily Express 24 July 8/4 Men detest flounces...‘More fakements and doodads! Why on earth cannot the woman keep things simple?’ 1934J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (1935) ii. 40 Decorated with Santa Claus and holly doo-dads. 1961Guardian 29 Mar. 9/7 Houses with a drop of the old half timbering and the old Georgian doodads. 1966D. Enefer Painted Death viii. 76 An open lacquered box with hair clips and other doodads. |