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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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But Gosselin’s in particular, which leave only the dolls’ heads and feet free, look like attempts to metabolize the violence and misogyny of popular culture, or simply to render pointy plastic doodads tender and warm.
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Will Heinrich, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
First, there are companies noodling on new forms of computers — like glasses, jewelry, robots or pager-like doodads that are supposedly tailored for AI.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
And hairstyling is just the beginning of TikTok’s love affair with gizmos and doodads.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2023
The house was a kaleidoscopic mix of African and Haitian art, and traditional furniture, dinnerware, and specialized silver dining implements and doodads—grape shears, a potato fork, a cake breaker, a butter pick—that had no practical contemporary exigence.
—Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
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Will Heinrich, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
First, there are companies noodling on new forms of computers — like glasses, jewelry, robots or pager-like doodads that are supposedly tailored for AI.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
And hairstyling is just the beginning of TikTok’s love affair with gizmos and doodads.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2023
The house was a kaleidoscopic mix of African and Haitian art, and traditional furniture, dinnerware, and specialized silver dining implements and doodads—grape shears, a potato fork, a cake breaker, a butter pick—that had no practical contemporary exigence.
—Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
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“Doodad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodad. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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