English

Etymology
First attested w:1914|1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad (w:1905|1905) + hickey.

Pronunciation
AHD|/d��hĭk��/

Noun
doohickey (plural: doohickeys)

1. A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)

#:What does this doohickey do?

Synonyms
dohickey
dojigger
doodad, doodah
gimmick
gismo, gizmo
gubbins
hickey
thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingummabob
thingamajig, thingmajig, thingumajig, thingummajig
thingummy
thingy
whatsit
whaddayacallit

Translations

Finnish: vehje, vekotin, hilavitkutin

Alternative spellings
dohickey

External links
w:Placeholder name|Wikipedia article on placeholder names

Category:Metasyntactic words

zh:doohickey

• 2007-07-07 03:18 - AutoFormat - header -External link +External links

Full Revision History