Doohickey (noun) (US Informal)
do-hik-ee
A general word in use of a place of a gadget name; a gadget; synonymous with thingamijig.
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; doo(dad) + hickey
Example sentences
“It’s one of those digital doohickeys that people spend their lives looking at now!”
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