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1. Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
   "she eased the ball-shaped doohickey back into its socket"
   - doodad [N. Amer], dojigger [N. Amer], gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins [Brit], thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, doodah [Brit], doobry [Brit], doobrie [Brit], thingy, thingo [Austral], dingus [N. Amer], doover [Austral], doofer [Brit], whatsit

Derived forms: doohickeys

Type of: stuff

Encyclopedia: Doohickey