gizmo
or gis·mo
[ giz-moh ]
noun,plural giz·mos.Informal.
a gadget or device: What is this gizmo supposed to do?
Origin of gizmo
1First recorded in 1940–45; origin uncertain
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How to use gizmo in a sentence
See that funnel shaped gismo over there, with the round ball-like affair?
The Sex Life of the Gods | Michael KnerrThat electronic gismo, as you call it, is the real idea behind the whole operation.
Sabotage in Space | Carey RockwellIt worked perfectly as a lighter, too, till you pushed in on a little gismo on the side.
Four-Day Planet | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for gizmo
gizmo
gismo
/ (ˈɡɪzməʊ) /
nounplural -mos
slang a device; gadget
Origin of gizmo
1C20: of unknown origin
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