gizmo

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  1. noun A mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown; a gadget.

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  • I presume that this gizmo is a tourist thing, since there's a whole deal for putting a coin in a box to activate them, and I guess the regular tourists would get something other than a clue stamped on their chunk of wood. —  Blogtimore, Hon
  • And even if they've noticed your ads and go shopping for your gizmo, your $300 million ad-spend might be undone by a single, anonymous reviewer on Amazon: —  Jackson Fish Market
  • They have this gizmo which is pre-dipped in the irritants, and they can do a bunch of them at once. —  Baltimore Diary
  • Presently, in the market, this gizmo is available in several colour attires including jungle grey, lava black, ruby black, cosmopolitan white, active blue, peachy pink, sandy gold. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • But the gizmo is about to get a major sales bump, thanks to an endorsement ... —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
 

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