doohickey

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈduːˌhɪkɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(do̅o̅′hik′ē)

Inflections of 'doohickey' (n): npl: doohickeys

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
doo•hick•ey  (do̅o̅′hik′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eys. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa gadget;
    dingus;
    thingumbob.
  • doo(dad) + hickey 1910–15, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
doohickey / ˈduːˌhɪkɪ/

  1. another name for doodah1
'doohickey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gadget - hickey

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