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as in what-is-it
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember
where does this little doodad go?
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as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels
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as in ornament
something that decorates or beautifies
the array of doodads that some drivers hang from their rearview mirror
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Recent Examples of doodad
Picture a gloved dental hygienist, sticking a metal pick and a suction doodad in your mouth, casually chitchatting while you’re stuck staring at the ceiling.
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Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
The kitchen, where visitors can rifle through drawers and cabinets filled with Tupperware, aluminum serving dishes and other modern doodads available to postwar home cooks, is a year-round attraction.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: What might have been a sleepy pre-Christmas weekend in Austin will instead see thousands of fans descend on the city, picking up hotel rooms, renting cars, buying doodads on South Congress and eating out (and tipping servers) at restaurants.
—Asher Price, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
The kitchen, where visitors can rifle through drawers and cabinets filled with Tupperware, aluminum serving dishes and other modern doodads available to postwar home cooks, is a year-round attraction.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: What might have been a sleepy pre-Christmas weekend in Austin will instead see thousands of fans descend on the city, picking up hotel rooms, renting cars, buying doodads on South Congress and eating out (and tipping servers) at restaurants.
—Asher Price, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doodad
Noun
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To maintain healthy ornamentals that bloom abundantly, avoid pruning these 10 plants in summer.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
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Today, crabapple trees—tough ornamentals native to the Central Asian mountains—blanket Detroit.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Along with a glimmering Christmas display of ornaments and decorations, the Guamans have collections of garden and holiday gnomes.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2025
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The eponymous brand founder and creative director, Temple St. Clair, creates pieces and designs that reflect her passion for the history of jewelry and gold — with the traditions of personal ornaments and storytelling at the heart of her brand ethos.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
Noun
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But like many of the other notables on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris borrowed the baubles for the night.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 May 2025
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Snap up one, or both styles, and watch your mom beam as bright as the baubles themselves.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Along with a glimmering Christmas display of ornaments and decorations, the Guamans have collections of garden and holiday gnomes.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2025
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For some, July 4th gatherings focus on fireworks, games, and decorations.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Lenovo’s claim appears to be that the Legion 9i can fully cool itself with this method, no thingamajig needed.—
Monica Chin,
The Verge,
1 Sep. 2023
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Shot in 2021, the film apparently featured a crew of Ukrainian gangsters as the henchmen of Hugh Grant’s billionaire arms dealer antagonist, Greg Simmonds (who is brokering the thingamajig deal).—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 July 2021
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And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2020
Noun
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Their handbags would be architectural in shape, sleek and spare of overwrought ornamentation.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2025
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The Raw Edition from Copenhagen Distillery is a clear statement of intent, avoiding ornamentation and putting instead process and material at the forefront.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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This model is basically an all-things-to-all people air-changing doohickey par excellence.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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This model is basically an all-things-to-all people air-changing doohickey par excellence.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Doodad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodad. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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