[ 'du:hɪki ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) N. Amer. informal a small object or gadget, especially one whose name the speaker cannot recall.
Origin
early 20th cent.: blend of doodad (see doodah ) and hickey .
[ 'du:hɪki ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) N. Amer. informal a small object or gadget, especially one whose name the speaker cannot recall.
Origin
early 20th cent.: blend of doodad (see doodah ) and hickey .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004