What (who) is doohickey - definition
WORDS THAT CAN REFER TO OBJECTS OR PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE TEMPORARILY FORGOTTEN, IRRELEVANT, OR UNKNOWN
Thingamajig; Kadigan; Doodad; Dooberry; Cadigan; You-Know-Who; Doohickey; Thingamabob; Hoochamajigger; Thingus; Whoseywhat; Tiddlypom; Fnu Lnu; Nicknack; Placeholder noun; Thingy-ma-bob; Kadigans; Anytown, U.S.A.; Thingumabob; You know who; Framistat; Last Name Unknown; Geegaw; Geegaws; You Know Who; Gewgaw; Thingymabob; Dullsville; Thingumbob; Thingumajig; Wossname; Whatsitsname; Thingummy; Doobrie; Doobrey; Doojigger; Whatshisname; Thingumy; Fnu; Unknown (placeholder); NESOI; Draft:Jane Appleseed; Jane Appleseed; Advent corporation (placeholder); The advent corporation (placeholder); XYZ Widget Company; XYZ widget company; Doohicky
doohickey
wet stuff that forms on your hickey early in the morning.
Say, what's that doohickey?
Say, what's that doohickey?
doobrey
generic noun for something whose name you can't remember, or just can't be bothered using.
If it doesn't fit just whack it with the doobrey.
If it doesn't fit just whack it with the doobrey.
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Placeholder name
Placeholder names are words that can refer to things or people whose names do not exist, are temporarily forgotten, are not relevant to the salient point at hand, are to avoid stigmatization, are unknowable/unpredictable in the context in which they are being discussed, or are otherwise de-emphasized whenever the speaker or writer is unable to, or chooses not to, specify precisely.
Placeholder names for people are often terms referring to an average person or a predicted persona of a typical user.
Pronunciation examples for doohickey
1. doohickey, which is people are finally like,
Becoming Facebook _ Mike Hoefflinger _ Talks at Google
2. This here doohickey is in violation
of the city's new vehicle code.
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Examples of use of doohickey
1. He added: "The embassy doesn‘t have the manpower or expertise to tell whether an aviator widget doohickey costs 50 or 50,000 rupees, or to find out if they really burned out four aviatics packages in an Apache helicopter and, if so, could we see them because maybe they only need maintenance." This first review takes about a month, officials say.