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| —n , pl -mys, -mies | |
| (in the US) one of the gold-plated statuettes awarded annually for outstanding television performances and productions | |
| [C20: alteration of Immy, short for image orthicon tube] | |
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Emmy
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Emmy
"statuette awarded by the American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences," 1949, said to be an alteration of Immy, from image.
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