English[edit] Alternative forms[edit] Etymology[edit] Unknown. First used in print by Robert Brown in 1886 (see quote in definition section). Might come from French gâchette or gagée. Compare Finnish koje (“instrument, device”). Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] gadget (plural gadgets) (obsolete) A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey. 1886, Robert Brown, Spunyard […]
gadget – Wiktionary
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