doodad

doodad
[`du:dæd] сущ. амер. разг.
1. побрякушка, безделушка
2. штучка, штуковина
3. причиндалы, прибамбасы

As with every other doodad out there in Apple's carefully protected walled garden, you have no say over much of anything.

син. брит. doodah

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. . 2002-2012.

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Смотреть что такое "doodad" в других словарях:

  • doodad — unnamed thing, 1905, chiefly U.S., a made up word (Cf. DOOHICKEY (Cf. doohickey)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • doodad — [n] gadget contraption, contrivance, doohickey*, gismo, object, thing, thingamabob*, thingamajig*, whatchamacallit*, widget; concepts 463,499 …   New thesaurus

  • doodad — ☆ doodad [do͞o′dad΄ ] n. [see DOOHICKEY] Informal 1. a trinket; bauble 2. any small object or device whose name is not known or is temporarily forgotten …   English World dictionary

  • doodad — UK [ˈduːˌdæd] / US [ˈduˌdæd] noun [countable] Word forms doodad : singular doodad plural doodads American informal a doodah …   English dictionary

  • doodad — noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part. My mom has a clever doodad for peeling oranges …   Wiktionary

  • doodad — [[t]du͟ːdæd[/t]] doodads N COUNT A doodad is the same as a doodah. [AM, INFORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • doodad — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1888 1. an ornamental attachment or decoration 2. an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten ; gadget …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • doodad — /dooh dad /, n. Informal. 1. a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads. 2. a gadget; device: a kitchen full of the latest doodads. Also, do dad. [1900 05; gradational compound based on dial. dad piece, flake] * * * …   Universalium

  • doodad — Synonyms and related words: affair, article, artifact, business, dingus, dofunny, dohickey, dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger, dowhacky, eppes, etwas, flumadiddle, gadget, gigamaree, gimmick, gizmo, hickey, hootenanny, hootmalalie, jigger,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Doodad — 1. any device or gadget, the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten; 2. (plural) any trifling ornaments or bits of decorative finery …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • doodad — Australian Slang 1. any device or gadget, the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten; 2. (plural) any trifling ornaments or bits of decorative finery …   English dialects glossary


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