GADGET


Meaning of GADGET in English

— gadgety /gaj"i tee/ , adj.

/gaj"it/ , n.

a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.

[ 1850-55; orig. uncert.; cf. F gâchette the catch of a lock, sear of a gunlock ]

Syn . contraption; whatsis, doohickey, thingamajig.

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