doodad

noun doo·dad \ ˈdü-ˌdad \

Definition of doodad

1 : an ornamental attachment or decoration

2 : an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget

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Examples of doodad in a Sentence

where does this little doodad go?
has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels

Recent Examples of doodad from the Web

But Labo isn’t a VR headset, RFID reader, or other high-tech doodad.

— david z. morris, Fortune, "Nintendo Stock Surges After Surprise Cardboard Accessory Reveal," 20 Jan. 2018
That doesn’t include the duct tape, paint pads and rollers and any other requisite doodad needed to produce a banner longer than the Lost Decade.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty: Why are Bengals worrying about banners?," 11 Dec. 2017
Airlines are making bigger bets with premium passengers, offering luxury seats loaded with doodads that could boost the cost of outfitting a plane by millions of dollars.

— doug cameron, WSJ, "Airlines Dial Up Pampering for Business Class," 14 Aug. 2017
And in that backpack is both a USB Lightning cable, to charge up anywhere, and the greatest little doodad from Belkin, a $34.95 MixIt Lightning to USB Clip.

— jefferson graham, USA TODAY, "Forget iPhone 'wireless' charging. Try a battery pack instead.," 24 Sep. 2017
Corvette: Carbon 65 special-edition Grand Sport and Z06 models celebrate the Corvette’s 65th birthday with special gray paint, carbon-fiber doodads, and natty doorsills.

— Car and Driver, "New Cars for 2018: Chevrolet," 10 Oct. 2017
As Brady has gotten older, he’s begun to style himself as an anti-aging guru, selling dietary supplements and fitness doodads and even magic space pajamas that cost as much as a plane ticket to Chicago.

— jason gay, WSJ, "Stop Saying Tom Brady Is Old!," 27 July 2017
This time she was picked up for allegedly stealing $86.22 worth of doodads from a department store in suburban Atlanta.

— joe sterling, CNN, "86-year-old jewel thief busted again, this time at Walmart," 18 July 2017
Now, the ADHD-curbing doodad has also hit the beauty sector.

— liana satenstein, Vogue, "Meet the New Fidget Spinner That Will Stoke Your Lip Smacker Nostalgia," 10 July 2017

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