Doohickey (Noun)
Meaning
Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The device had a doohickey on the side that made a strange noise whenever you turned it on.
- The mechanic struggled to figure out what the doohickey inside the engine was for.
- She couldn't remember the name of the doohickey her grandmother used to knit with.
- There was some kind of doohickey attached to the end of the pole that you used to stir the mixture.
- The inventor spent years perfecting the doohickey that would eventually revolutionize the industry.
Synonyms
- Gubbins
- Gizmo
- Thingamajig
- Doojigger
- Doodad
- Thingamabob
- Widget
- Gismo
- Whatchamacallum
- Gimmick
- Thingumabob
- Thingmajig
- Thingummy
- Whatchamacallit
- Whatsis
- Thingumajig
- Thingmabob