doohickey

noun

ˈdü-ˌhi-kē How to pronounce doohickey (audio)
Definition of doohickeynext
as in thingamajig
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember screw in the doohickey at the top of the lamp shade

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Recent Examples of doohickey But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025 Ty, who grew up in Breckenridge, also has eyes on other high-end outdoor doohickeys to complement the Skyloft Van. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 This model is basically an all-things-to-all people air-changing doohickey par excellence. — Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025 This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather. — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for doohickey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doohickey
  1. thingamajig
  2. thingamabob
  3. whatsit
  4. whatnot
  5. dingus
  6. whatchamacallit
  7. hickey
  8. doodad
Noun
  • And this doesn’t include the little four-facial-expression thingamajigs in airport restrooms that ask you to rank cleanliness by touching them.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
  • 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
Definition of thingamajig
Noun
  • Ariel’s reaction to King Triton blowing up all her thingamabobs is understandable.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Wicks ends up dead, stabbed in the back with a sinister-looking thingamabob.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of thingamabob
Noun
  • Sometimes, images are blurred and overlaid as densely as the chaos of musical fragments and creaking sonic whatsits in Joseph Field Eccles and Nick Smyth’s own sound design.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Back then, the song was a fast, visionary whatsit, all pulsing, pipe-like synths and simple, buzzing one-bit melodies.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
Definition of whatsit
Noun
  • And some indie IPs get that wrong, especially when going to film adaptation and whatnot.
    — William Earl, Variety, 29 May 2026
  • And that encompasses staffing and a lot of coordinating with other things, doctors and whatnot.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
Definition of whatnot
Noun
  • Of course that virtue signaling dingus, RJ, did not send a picture of his lawn….
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • Here, this happily deluded dingus is played by a modern master of the type, David Cross.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of dingus
Noun
  • Neighbor-bully-jerkface Trey takes the bolt cutters to the tunnel’s electrical whatchamacallits, which causes a minor explosion and opens up that wicked grate that got Matty in ’94.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The ranking only includes the 193 breeds that the AKC recognizes, so unfortunately, mixed breeds like maltipoos, goldendoodles and whatchamacallits aren't on it.
    — AJ Willingham, CNN, 9 May 2020
Definition of whatchamacallit
Noun
  • Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
    — Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The final piece of the puzzle snaps into place as the gang attends a party thrown by Mac’s friend and former producer Roya (Haven Burton), who happens to own the monkey that gave Mac that embarrassing small-mouth hickey.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of hickey
Noun
  • These new doodads are often flashy, but always seem a little off the mark.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Even for those cars that sport all the latest doodads, too many feature proprietary connectivity tech, a digital downer for many consumers.
    — Carlton Reid, Wired News, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of doodad

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“Doohickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doohickey. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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