1
: an ornamental attachment or decoration
2
: an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget
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Examples of doodad in a Sentence
where does this little doodad go?
has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels
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The kitchen, where visitors can rifle through drawers and cabinets filled with Tupperware, aluminum serving dishes and other modern doodads available to postwar home cooks, is a year-round attraction.
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Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: What might have been a sleepy pre-Christmas weekend in Austin will instead see thousands of fans descend on the city, picking up hotel rooms, renting cars, buying doodads on South Congress and eating out (and tipping servers) at restaurants.
—Asher Price, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Sprinkled among the tens of thousands of holiday doodads are pieces of family history that Brown holds dearer to his heart than any of the Christmas adornments that have a high monetary value.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: What might have been a sleepy pre-Christmas weekend in Austin will instead see thousands of fans descend on the city, picking up hotel rooms, renting cars, buying doodads on South Congress and eating out (and tipping servers) at restaurants.
—Asher Price, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Sprinkled among the tens of thousands of holiday doodads are pieces of family history that Brown holds dearer to his heart than any of the Christmas adornments that have a high monetary value.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Doodad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doodad. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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