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somewhere about

[suhm-hwair, -wair]

some·where

[suhm-hwair, -wair]
adverb
1.
in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
2.
to some place not specified or known: They went out somewhere.
3.
at or to some point in amount, degree, etc. (usually followed by about, near, etc.): He is somewhere about 60 years old.
4.
at some point of time (usually followed by about, between, in, etc.): somewhere about 1930; somewhere between 1930 and 1940; somewhere in the 1930s.
noun
5.
an unspecified or uncertain place.

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Somewhere about is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; see some, where


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