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doohickey definition

☆ doo·hickey (do̵̅o̅′hik′ē)

noun

Informal any small object or device whose name is not known or is temporarily forgotten

Etymology: fanciful extension of do, as in doodad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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