noun
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
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she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
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there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
• Syn:
↑doodad, ↑doohickey, ↑doojigger, ↑gimmick, ↑gizmo, ↑gismo, ↑gubbins, ↑thingamabob, ↑thingumabob, ↑thingmabob, ↑thingumajig, ↑thingmajig, ↑thingummy, ↑whatchamacallit, ↑whatchamacallum, ↑whatsis, ↑widget
• Hypernyms: ↑stuff
Useful english dictionary. 2012.