doodah


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doodah

(ˈduːdɑː) or

doodad

n
1. an unnamed thing, esp an object the name of which is unknown or forgotten
2. all of a doodah excited; agitated
[C20: of uncertain origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations

doodah

[ˈduːdɑː] doodad (US) [ˈduːdæd] N (Brit) (= thing) → chisme m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

doodah

[ˈduːdɑː] (British) doodad [ˈduːdæd] (US) n (= device) → bidule m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

doodah

, (US) doodad
n (inf)Dingsbums nt (inf), → Dingsda nt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

doodah

[ˈduːdɑː] doo£dads [ˈduːdæd] (Am) n (fam) → coso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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