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gizmo

A name for a gadget or thing whose actual name is unknown or has been forgotten. Where's that gizmo? I need it to finish this repair. Hand me that gizmo or whatever it's called, will you? A: "You need to screw in a little gizmo to keep those pieces together." B: "Oh, a 'gizmo,' huh? And where am I supposed to find that?"
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gizmo

(ˈgɪzmo)
n. a gadget. What is this silly little gizmo on the bottom for?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Broadway Vets emailed Leanne on Friday to offer her a corrective haircut for Gizmo to have all of his hair removed, free of charge, as a gesture of good will.
Gizmo died while boarding at Mr Moran's Netherton kennels, Total Dogs Ltd, in August last year.
Bank worker Arti, 33, said: "Gizmo had been building up an impressive portfolio working with top brands for the last two years.
Ms Letertre and Gizmo were reunited last week after she travelled to the UK to take him back to the town of Silly, 20km south west of Brussels, where she lives.
After noticing his CCTV cameras, Kayleigh approached the 42-yearold to ask for help finding Gizmo - but there was one small hurdle.
Three pugs were used in the video, including one called Gizmo. Russell said: "The idea is that the pug is very shortsighted and needs to wear glasses.
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