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  • noun Alternative spelling of doohickey.

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Examples

  • With all the lingo of dohickeys, thing-a-ma-gigs and bobs or thing-a-ma-bobber-dohickey-thingys so the average military wife understands; P ... with illustrations, before during and after.

    If I can fix a toilet, anyone can - SpouseBUZZ 2009

  • If your dohickey doesn't read .pdf files, you can find a converter online.

    Archive 2009-02-18 Joe Konrath 2009

  • I can't speak to florescents, but a high-school friend had a very nice sheet cake with plastic hat dohickey in a corner with her photo printed on it.

    Graduate! Celebrate! "Decorate!" Jen 2009

  • He just shoots a lot of people, sometimes with a little attachment dohickey on the end of an oxygen tank.

    2008 February | Entrekin 2008

  • He just shoots a lot of people, sometimes with a little attachment dohickey on the end of an oxygen tank.

    No movie for award shows 2008

  • And it's a little cigarette pack size dohickey that goes underneath your dashboard.

    CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2006 2006

  • MILES O'BRIEN: You don't think those high risk customers will find a way to take the dohickey out of the vehicle?

    CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2006 2006

  • Oh yes, after the "jobs thingamijig" don't forget about the "Fannie Freddie dohickey" ... that's going to leave a bruise on the grandchildren's piggy bank.

    US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha 2010

  • Oh yes, after the "jobs thingamijig" don't forget about the "Fannie Freddie dohickey" ... that's going to leave a bruise on the grandchildren's piggy bank.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • If you try to comment and the captcha dohickey is blank, please drop me an email so that I know about it!

    Snarkland 2009

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