gadgety

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gadg⋅et

[gaj-it]

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–noun

a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.

Origin:
1850–55; orig. uncert.; cf. F gâchette the catch of a lock, sear of a gunlock

Related forms:

gadg⋅et⋅y [gaj-i-tee]

, adjective

Synonyms:
contraption; whatsis, doohickey, thingamajig.

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gadg·et (gāj'ĭt)

n. A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.

[Origin unknown.]
gadg'et·y adj.

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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