doohickies
Miscellaneous small devices
Doohickies is a casual plural of doohickey, a word used when you can't remember or don't know the proper name for a small object or gadget.
It belongs to a family of placeholder words like thingamajig, whatchamacallit, and gizmo.
Hand me one of those doohickies from the junk drawer.
The standard spelling is doohickeys, though doohickies appears frequently in informal writing.
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- thingamabobUnnamed object placeholder
- whatnotUnspecified additional items
- whatsitPlaceholder for forgotten names
gizmo · widget · thingy · doojigger · watchamacallit · contraption · so-and-so · unnamed
Constructed tool or machine
- toolDevice for a task
- implementTool or enact
- apparatusEquipment for a task
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
appliance · instrument · hardware · accessory · utensil · equipment · gear · machinery
thingamajig
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- thingamabobUnnamed object placeholder
- whatnotUnspecified additional items
whatsit · gizmo · widget · thingy · doojigger · watchamacallit · contraption · so-and-so · unnamed · unidentified
device
Constructed tool or machine
mechanism · appliance · instrument · hardware · accessory · utensil · equipment · gear · machinery · rig
knickknacks
Small ornamental objects
bits · pieces · bric-a-brac · tchotchkes · sundries · notions · gewgaws · baubles · curios · bibelots
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
funky · playful · silly · amusing · eccentric · kooky · offbeat · wacky · curious · peculiar
doohickiestechnical terms
Specialized words within fields
scientific terminology · proper nouns · brand names · catalog numbers
doohickiesapparatus
Equipment for a task
instruments · components · mechanisms · devices · implements