doohickey

See also: doo-hickey

English

Alternative forms

dohickey, do-hickey, do-hinky, doohinky

Etymology

First attested 1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad + hickey.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈduhɪki/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

doohickey (plural doohickeys)

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
kajigger
thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingummabob
thingamajig, thingmajig, thingumajig, thingummajig
thingummy
thingy
whatsit
whaddayacallit, whatchamacallit
da kine (local Hawaiian slang)
See also Thesaurus:thingy

Translations

a thing

Dutch: dinges (nl) m
Finnish: vehje (fi), vekotin (fi), hilavitkutin (fi)
French: truc (fr) m, machin (fr) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Dingsbums (de), Dingsda (de)
Italian: coso (it)
Maori: mea

Polish: wihajster (pl) m
Portuguese: coisa (pt) f, negócio (pt) m
Russian: штуко́вина (ru) f (štukóvina)
Serbo-Croatian: stvarčica (sh) f
Swedish: grunka (sv), mackapär (sv), manick (sv), mojäng (sv), pryl (sv), sak (sv), ting (sv), tingest (sv)
Tok Pisin: samting (tpi)

Further reading

Wikipedia article on placeholder names

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