gadget
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ɪt noun
a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small mechanical device or appliance |
| 2. | any object that is interesting for its ingenuity or novelty rather than for its practical use |
| [C19: perhaps from French gâchette lock catch, trigger, diminutive of gâche staple] | |
| 'gadgety | |
| —adj | |
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Gadget
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
gadget
1886, gadjet (but said to date back to 1850s), sailors' slang word for any small mechanical thing or part of a ship for which they lacked, or forgot, a name; perhaps from Fr. gâchette "catchpiece of a mechanism," dim. of gâche "staple of a lock."
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Example sentences
It was the ideal dance for the transistorized age, converting the body itself into a novelty device-a nifty gadget.
Walker writes as if the desire for the latest gadget were natural, and thus in no need of explanation.
On stage you are marketing a brand and image that will outlast any gadget.
Today's robots that fly, jump or roll around must refuel or recharge as does any gadget that runs out of energy.
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