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gizmo
(gizmo)
Pronunciation:
/ˈgɪzməʊ/
(also
gismo
)
noun
(
plural
gizmos
)
informal
a gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall:
the latest multimedia gizmo
Origin:
1940s
(originally US): of unknown origin
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