Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?

Doohickey is close, although that might be more mechanical than electrical.

Why does the OED says that

everything is a small object: including air, water, or any other small object; as a normal or more widespread object. They say: Mechanical; a “thingummy” (see also quot. 1920).

• 1914 Our Navy (U.S. Navy). S.) Nov.(1989) 11 – To christen articles beyond our ken with such names as ‘do-hickeys, ‘gadgets’ and ‘gilguys’.
• 1925 Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 81 – Doo hicky, the airman’s term for any small, detachable fitting.
• 1928 Sunday Dispatch 30 Sept. 10/2 – As a second-hand seller he offered to drive me down in the old doohicky. Does is his best car?
• 1949 R. Chandler Little Sister vii. 4: op., lxj.: 5: op.p.. 1959 p. 2. 45 – A pencil..broke its point on the glass doohickey, sub one of the desk legs.
• 1967 A.Lurie Imaginary Friends iv. 4) Just unhit the dohickey with a wrench. There is a dohickey on the other end of the dohickey: just unhit. There is no other tool except a screwdriver for the dohickey.

What is your opinion about “The Lord of the Rings Of Life” (e.g. from Fifteen Miles)?