Gizmos

/ˈɡɪzmoʊz/ noun

Definition

Small mechanical or electronic devices or gadgets, especially ones whose names you don't know or can't remember.

Etymology

Origin unknown but likely American slang from the early 1900s, possibly influenced by 'gadget' or whimsical sound-play. The word's vague meaning reflects its intentional indefiniteness.

Kelly Says

Nobody knows where 'gizmo' came from—it's the perfect word for when you want to talk about something but don't know what it's called, which might be why people invented it in the first place!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነገሮች
ne-ge-ro-ch
ARالعربية
أدوات
ad-waat
BNবাংলা
ছোটো জিনিস
chhoto jinis
CACatalà
estris
eh-strei-s
CSČeština
hračky
hra-ch-ky
DADansk
sager
sah-ger
DEDeutsch
Dinge
din-geh
ELΕλληνικά
κουμπακια
koo-mpa-kia
ESEspañol
chismes
chih-mes
FAفارسی
لوازم
la-zam
FISuomi
juttuja
jut-tu-ja
FRFrançais
bricoles
breek-ohl
GUGU
વસ્તુઓ
vas-too-oh
HAHA
abubu
ah-boo-boo
HEעברית
אביזרים
a-vi-zar-im
HIहिन्दी
चीजें
chee-jen
HUMagyar
kisebb dolgok
kee-seb doh-lok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pernak-pernik
pe-rnak-pe-rnik
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
aggeggi
ah-jeh-gee
JA日本語
gizmos
giz-mos
KKKK
жаб
jab
KMKM
គម្រោង
kom-roa-ng
KO한국어
기기
ki-gi
MRMR
वस्तू
va-stu
MSBahasa Melayu
peralatan
pe-ra-la-tan
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း
ah-kya-ng
NLNederlands
dingetjes
din-get-jes
NONorsk
ting
ting
PAPA
ਸਮਾਨ
sa-maan
PLPolski
gadżety
gah-zhet-ee
PTPortuguês
gadgets
gah-jets
RORomână
gadgete
gah-get-eh
RUРусский
штучки
shtooch-kee
SVSvenska
saker
sah-ker
SWKiswahili
vitu
vee-too
TAதமிழ்
பொருட்கள்
porukkal
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న వస్తువులు
chinnna vasthuulu
THไทย
ของเล่น
kong-len
TLTL
mga gamit
mga ga-mit
TRTürkçe
aksesuarlar
ak-ses-uar-lar
UKУкраїнська
приналежності
pri-na-le-zh-nos-ti
URاردو
چیز
chee-z
VITiếng Việt
đồ chơi
doh-choi
YOYO
ẹ̀bọ̀
eh-boh
ZH中文
小玩意儿
shao-wo-n-yi-r
ZUZU
izinto
ee-zin-toh

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