Synonyms for doohickey
ˈduˌhɪk idoohick·ey

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1. doohickeynoun

   Synonyms:
   gismo, dohickey, thingummy, gizmo, gimmick, hickey, dojigger, whatsit, thingamabob, thingummabob, whaddayacallit, thingumabob, doodad, kajigger, whatchamacallit, gubbins, doodah, thingy, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummajig, da kine, thingmabob

2. doohickeynoun

   A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)

   What does this doohickey do?

   Synonyms:
   thingamabob, thingummabob, gizmo, dohickey, gimmick, hickey, kajigger, thingy, whatchamacallit, thingummajig, thingmajig, whaddayacallit, thingumajig, thingumabob, gubbins, gismo, thingamajig, da kine, dojigger, doodah, whatsit, thingmabob, doodad, thingummy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widgetnoun

   something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

   "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

   Synonyms:
   convenience, thingumabob, whatchamacallit, contraption, contrivance, device, gimmick, thingamabob, twist, widget, whatsis, thingumajig, appliance, gizmo, thingamajig, thingmabob, gismo, thingmajig, gubbins, whatchamacallum, doodad, thingummy, doojigger, catch, gadget

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