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doo·hick·ey — /ˈduːˌhıki/ noun, pl eys [count] US informal : an object or device whose name you do not know or have forgotten I need one of those doohickeys [=thingamajigs, whatchamacallits] with the long handles … Useful english dictionary
hick — doo·hick·ey; hick; hick·wall; hick·ey; hick·o·ry; … English syllables
doo — did·ger·i·doo; doo; doo·cot; doo·dad; doo·dah; doo·dia; doo·dler; doo·dle·sack; doo·hick·ey; doo·ly; doo·put·ty; doo·zer; dun·ka·doo; flam·doo·dle; flap·doo·dle; hay·doo·dle; hoo·doo·ism; koo·doo; nar·doo; pull·doo; rang·doo·dles;… … English syllables
doohickey — doo·hick·ey … English syllables
doohickey — doo•hick•ey [[t]ˈduˌhɪk i[/t]] n. pl. eys. Informal. inf a gadget; thingamajig • Etymology: 1910–15, amer.; doo (dad) +hickey … From formal English to slang
doohickey — doo|hick|ey [ˈdu:ˌhıki] n AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from doodad + slang hickey small object (1900 2000)] a small object whose name you have forgotten or do not know, especially a part of a machine … Dictionary of contemporary English
doohickey — doo|hick|ey [ du,hıki ] noun count INFORMAL used for referring to something such as a small object or tool that you cannot remember the name of: I m completely confused by all these gadgets and doohickeys … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
doohickey — doo hick*ey, n. Any object, usually a tool or other device, whose name is forgotten, or not known. Syn: thingumbob, whatchamacallit, whachamacallit. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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