DOODAH


Meaning of DOODAH in English

[ 'du:dα: ]

( N. Amer. doodad 'du:dad )

■ noun informal an object that the speaker cannot name precisely.

Phrases

all of a ~ very agitated.

Origin

early 20th cent.: perh. from the refrain of the song Camptown Races .

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