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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
doojigger [ˈdudʒɪgɚ] and [ˈduhɪki]

and doohickey; doohickie
  1. 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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