noun
- small objects or devices whose names are unknown, forgotten, or considered unimportant
Usage: informal; plural of doohickey
Examples
- The drawer was full of various doohickeys and spare parts.
- I need those little doohickeys that hold the shelf brackets in place.
- The toolbox contained screws, bolts, and other mechanical doohickeys.
- She collected all sorts of electronic doohickeys from old computers.
- The craft store sells beads, buttons, and decorative doohickeys.
- He couldn’t remember what those plastic doohickeys were supposed to do.