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doohickey
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doohickey
(noun)
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doohickey
/
ˈ
duːˌhɪki/
noun
plural
doohickeys
doohickey
/
ˈ
duːˌhɪki/
noun
plural
doohickeys
Learner's definition of DOOHICKEY
[
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.
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