noun
General Slang
doodah
DOO-dah · noun · informal
A placeholder for a thing you can't name.
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Definitions
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A Valleys catch-all for any object whose name escapes you, alongside dooberry.
“Where's the doodah for the remote?”
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doodah In A Sentence
Where's the doodah for the remote?
Origin & Usage
South Wales dialect placeholder; wider British too.
People Also Ask
What does 'doodah' mean?
It's a placeholder word for an object whose name you can't remember, like 'thingy' or 'whatsit'.
Where is 'doodah' used?
It's common in the South Wales Valleys alongside 'dooberry', though it's also used more widely across Britain.
How do you use 'doodah'?
You drop it in where the real word for something escapes you, for example 'Where's the doodah for the remote?'
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