doodad
Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device,…Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
» Where does this doodad go?
Wo gehört dieses Dingsbums hin?
Meaning
1 sensesUsed to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
My mom has a clever doodad for peeling oranges.
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
Examples
3 sentencesWhere does this doodad go?
deWo gehört dieses Dingsbums hin?
I can't remember where this little doodad goes.
A clocktower is full of an assortment of doodads and doohickies.
Origin
Unknown; attested since the 1880s. Compare earlier daud (“a piece of something”), later doUnknown; 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”).
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