doohickey

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(do̵̅o̅′hik′ē)

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noun

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

Origin: fanciful extension of do, as in doodad

See doohickey in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. doo·hick·eys
Informal
An unnamed gadget or trinket.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps doo(dad)

Origin: + hickey

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