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doodad
doo·dad D0339700 (do͞o′dăd′)n. Informal Something, especially a small device or part, whose name is unknown or forgotten.doo•dad (ˈduˌdæd)
n. Informal. 1. a trinket or bauble. 2. a gadget; device. [1870–75, Amer.; gradational compound perhaps based on dial. dad piece, flake] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  doodad - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, doohickey, doojigger, gimmickstuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" |
doodadnounInformal. A small specialized mechanical device:concern, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, jigger, thing.Informal: doohickey, widget.Slang: gizmo.Translationsdoodad
doodadA name for a gadget or thing whose actual name is unknown or has been forgotten. Where's that doodad? I need it to finish this repair. Hand me that doodad or whatever it's called, will you?doodad (ˈdudæd) n. a name for a gadget. I don’t know what they’re called. If they had names, they wouldn’t be doodads, now would they? doodad
Related to doodad: DoodahSynonyms for doodadnoun a small specialized mechanical deviceSynonyms- concern
- contraption
- contrivance
- gadget
- gimmick
- jigger
- thing
- doohickey
- widget
- gizmo
Synonyms for doodadnoun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownSynonyms- gismo
- gizmo
- gubbins
- thingamabob
- thingamajig
- thingmabob
- thingmajig
- thingumabob
- thingumajig
- thingummy
- whatchamacallit
- whatchamacallum
- whatsis
- widget
- doohickey
- doojigger
- gimmick
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