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deelie

American  
[dee-lee] / ˈdi li /

noun

Northwestern U.S. (chiefly Seattle).

  1. a thing whose name is unknown or forgotten; thingamajig.

Etymology

Origin of deelie

First recorded in 1950–55; deal 1 + -ie

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