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doodad
[doo-dad]
noun
a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble.
a dress covered with doodads.
a gadget; device.
a kitchen full of the latest doodads.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of doodad1
Example Sentences
“Yuletide Factory,” a circus show at the New Victory Theater, splits the difference, locating its cheer inside a sweatshop churning out seasonal doodads.
On Sept. 22, hundreds of Pearce students wore mums festooned with ribbons, feathers, teddy bears, cowbells, whistles and various other doodads.
He describes all the doodads in his digital workshop as “enchanted objects,” and cites the science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
A merchant or a street performer doesn’t have to buy a special cash register or another pricey doodad to take money that isn’t cash.
Every year, there are tech doodads and breakthrough inventions that get your attention.
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When To Use
Doodad is a very informal word for an object whose name you don’t know, have forgotten, or can’t recall at the moment.It’s often used to refer to gadgets or parts of things that might not even have a commonly known name, as in Before we attach the bracket, we have to insert this doodad here. It’s often used with a modifier describing the kind of thing, as in Where’s that plastic doodad?There are several other similarly informal words that are used in the same way, including the very similar doodah as well as doohickey, dingus, thingy, thingamajig, thingamabob, whachamacallit, and whatsit.Doodad is also used to mean a trinket, bauble, or some kind of decorative item or part of something.Example: My kids got me one of those doodads that track your steps. What’s it called? A stepometer?
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