What does gizmo mean?

Definitions for gizmo
ˈgɪz moʊgiz·mo

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widgetnoun

    something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

    "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

  2. appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widgetnoun

    a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Wiktionary

  1. gizmonoun

    A nonsensical placeholder name for something that one does not know the proper term for; gadget; whatchamacallit; thingamajig.

ChatGPT

  1. gizmo

    A gizmo is a device, gadget, or machine, especially one that is small, intricate, or novel in design. The term is often used casually to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically or whose name one does not know or remember.

Wikidata

  1. Gizmo

    Gizmo is a fictional character, a supervillain from DC Comics. He was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman, and he first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 as a founding member of the Fearsome Five, a supervillain team that frequently fought the Teen Titans and the Outsiders.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gizmo in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gizmo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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