doodad

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.

Hevwate

thingamajig

whatchamacallit

thingummy

widget

thingy

gizmo

doohickey

thingamabob

whatchamacallum

gadget

gimmick

gismo

thing

thingumabob

gubbins

whatsis

thingumajig

doojigger

thingmabob

thingmajig

flat car

doobry

trifle

trinket

trick

whatsit

stuff

flatcar

Werger

coso

chisme

machin

aggeggio

truc

coisa

Dingsda

daixò

dallò

trasto

Teil

Sache

Fall

trucmuche

endergues

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈduːdæd/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Unknown; attested since the 1880s. Compare earlier daud (“a piece of something”), later doohickey (“a thing (whose name one cannot recall)”), dialectal dad, dadge (“a large piece, chunk”).