doodah
Britishnoun
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an unnamed thing, esp an object the name of which is unknown or forgotten
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excited; agitated
Etymology
Origin of doodah
C20: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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“I desperately wanted to speak to women of my generation and, being a mother, to younger girls as well. I wanted to speak about my experience being a woman because it might help by knowing that even if you are touted as some big doodah, the trials and tribulations and the beauty of being a woman is something that we all experience in our own way,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
Suppose, for example, that a tech firm creates a cheap, AI-powered, wearable doodah as good in monitoring health and diagnosing ailments as going to the GP.
From Economist
Paul Smart said he watched raiders enter his firm, Doodah Creative Ltd in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, and twice called police.
From BBC
Do-dah Doodah Doo-da Doo-dar In the US, a woman has won a battle to have her full name put on her driving licence.
From BBC
McAfee annually releases rankings of celebrities whose popularity is used to lure fans into downloading viruses and other malicious software.It's doodah.
From BBC
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