doodad
or do-dad
[ doo-dad ]
nounInformal.
a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads.
a gadget; device: a kitchen full of the latest doodads.
Origin of doodad
1First recorded in 1900–05; gradational compound based on dial. dad piece, flake
Words Nearby doodad
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How to use doodad in a sentence
Watts brings welcome humor to the metaphor, as he mimes picking his way nervously through the clutter with a flashlight, recognizing unloved doodads and forgotten heirlooms.
You fool Irishman, go back down and try the thing; give the 'little doodad' a chance!
The Hammer of Thor | Charles Willard DiffinGot a little doodad out of his pocket; aneroid barometer, or something, he said it was.
The Brain | Alexander Blade
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