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doohickey
doo·hick·ey
/
ˈduˌhɪk
i
/
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[
doo
-hik-ee
]
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noun,
plural
doo·hick·eys.
Informal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Origin:
1910–15,
Americanism;
doo(dad)
+
hickey
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doohickey
(ˈduːˌhɪkɪ)
—
n
informal
(
US
), (
Canadian
) another name for
doodah
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
doohickey
a name for something one doesn't know the name of, 1914, Amer.Eng., arbitrary formation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
doojigger definition
[ˈdudʒɪgɚ] and [ˈduhɪki]
and doohickey; doohickie
n.
a name for a gadget. :
Toss me that little red doohickey, will you?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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