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> -> >>My husband has used a synonym for gadget for many years. I'm not
> -> >>sure of the spelling, but the word is "dooflotchee."
> -> >
> -> >If it's the same one my wife uses, it's "DOO ma flah' chee" ...RM
> ->
> -> Also: doohickey, thingamabob, grapplegrommet, whatchamacallit,
> "Knobulator" is a good all-purpose descriptor...
For years I used the word "gazockstahagen". Picked it up
from Dick Clark, actually (yes, I'm *that* old!).
My neighbor, the ex-marine, uses "hoo-ya"
Sue Gallagher
sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
