Added 10 October 2026
doodad
/ˈduːdæd/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about doodad at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.
she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
Origin
Unknown; attested since the 1880s. Compare earlier daud (“a piece of something”), later doohickey (“a thing (whose name one cannot recall)”), dialectal dad, dadge (“a large piece, chunk”).
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