doodahs

Miscellaneous small objects

Doodahs is the plural of doodah, an informal term for a thing whose name you can't remember or don't know: Hand me one of those doodahs.

Like thingamajig or whatchamacallit, it's a placeholder word.

In British English, all of a doodah means flustered or agitated.

gadgets

gizmos

Unspecified small devices

whatchamacallits · doohickeys · thingummies · gewgaws · devices · mechanisms · appliances · instruments · tools · implements

trinkets

baubles

Showy worthless ornaments

gewgaws · bijoux · curios · figurines · ornaments · keepsakes · mementos · souvenirs · collectibles · miniatures

miscellany

odds

Likelihood expressed numerically

  • endsTermini or concludes
  • bitsSmall portions or pieces
  • bobsDips and rises

sundries · assortment · jumble · paraphernalia · stuff · ephemera · flotsam · jetsam · clutter · detritus

decorations

trimmings

Extras that complete something

finery · festoons · streamers · bunting · ribbons · garlands · tinsel · spangles · sequins · pompoms

Opposites
specificity

doodahsparticulars

Individual facts or details

proper nouns · inventory · essentials · necessities

importance/significance

doodahsessentials

Indispensable items or elements

necessities · valuables · treasures · heirlooms · indispensables

formality of reference

doodahsprecision instruments

Devices requiring exact calibration

Phrases
Family

doodad, doodads, doodah

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G