plural doohickeys
US, informal
: an object or device whose name you do not know or have forgotten
I need one of those doohickeys [=thingamajigs, whatchamacallits] with the long handles.
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“Doohickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/doohickey. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.
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