gizmo
Unnamed small device
Gizmo is an informal word for a gadget or mechanical device, especially one whose name you don't know or can't remember.
Hand me that gizmo over there.
It carries a slightly playful or dismissive tone, suggesting the object is small, possibly unnecessary, or too complicated to bother naming properly.
The word emerged in American slang in the mid-20th century and remains common in casual speech when pointing to unfamiliar tools or electronic devices.
Unspecified small device
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doodadUnnamed small object
thingummy · contraption · dingus · thingamabob · whatsit · whatnot · thingy · gimmick
Powered household device
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- toolDevice for a task
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- apparatusEquipment for a task
implement · utensil · equipment · machine · hardware · component · module · accessory
Relating to circuitry devices
- digitalOf discrete data
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- processorComponent that executes instructions
sensor · remote · wireless · smart · automated · programmable · touchscreen · battery-powered
widget
Unspecified small device
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
doodad · thingummy · contraption · dingus · thingamabob · whatsit · whatnot · thingy · gimmick · gimcrack
appliance
Powered household device
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- toolDevice for a task
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
apparatus · implement · utensil · equipment · machine · hardware · component · module · accessory · gear
electronic
Relating to circuitry devices
processor · sensor · remote · wireless · smart · automated · programmable · touchscreen · battery-powered · rechargeable
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
offbeat · kooky · eccentric · curious · unconventional · clever · nifty · ingenious · fancy · newfangled
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad
- thingsthing, object, item, stuff, article
- gadgetssmartphone, gadget, widget, tablet, laptop
- techygadget, device, app, chip, code
- vague wordssomething, someone, somewhere, sometime, somehow
- placeholdersplaceholder, bar, blank, dummy, filler