| doodad | (n) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known, Syn. doohickey, gismo, gimmick, thingummy, thingmajig, thingmabob, whatchamacallum, gizmo, whatsis, widget, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingumajig, whatchamacallit, gubbins, thingamajig, doojigger, Example: she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket; there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use |