gizmos

Variant of gizmo

gizmo definition

☆ gizmo (giz′mō)

noun pl. gizmos -·mos

Slang any gadget or contrivance

Etymology: < ? Sp gisma, obs. or dial. var. of chisme, trifle, jigger, ult. < L cimex, a bug

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