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doohickey - 2 dictionary results

doo⋅hick⋅ey

  [doo-hik-ee]
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–noun, plural -eys. Informal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; doo(dad) + hickey
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doo·hick·ey   (dōō'hĭk'ē)   
n.   pl. doo·hick·eys Informal
An unnamed gadget or trinket.

[Perhaps doo(dad) + hickey.]
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