doohickey

Betekenis (Engels)

A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)

Concepten

dinges

Synoniemen

gizmo

thingummy

thingamajig

thingamabob

doodad

whatchamacallit

gimmick

whatchamacallum

gismo

thingumabob

thingumajig

doojigger

thingmabob

thingmajig

widget

gubbins

whatsis

whatsit

doobry

gadget

hickey

Vertalingen

negócio

machin

coso

truc

coisa

Dingsda

trucmuche

troço

coisas

chisme

دوهيكي

şey

trasto

andròmina

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈduhɪki/

Etymologie (Engels)

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