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View synonyms for doodad

doodad

or do-dad

[ doo-dad ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble:

    a dress covered with doodads.

  2. a gadget; device:

    a kitchen full of the latest doodads.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of doodad1

First recorded in 1900–05; gradational compound based on dial. dad piece, flake

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Example Sentences

You fool Irishman, go back down and try the thing; give the 'little doodad' a chance!

Got a little doodad out of his pocket; aneroid barometer, or something, he said it was.

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