Doojigger spoken language slang
People call "doojigger" to refer to a gadget whose actually name they don't know or remember.
What's the name for that little doojigger? I suddenly forget its name.
I don't remember that green doojigger's name, but anyway could you hand it for me?
Could you pass me that yellow doojigger, the one's near the screw?
Bring that doojigger. We need it to unscrew the screws.
Used to indicate the name of the device or gadget with the unknown name
1. Used to refer to a phone
2. Used to indicate a device that blows out air, such as to heat, dry, or clean something
3. Used to indicate a person who shapes heated glass into objects by blowing air down a tube
4. Used to refer to cocaine or a person who regularly uses it
Used to indicate a name of gadget or item whose true name is unknown or has been forgotten.
Indicates that something which initially seems bad but harmless can become much worse in the future or lead to a harmful development
Those pharmacies have put the price of face masks up. It'll be the thin end of the wedge, if others follow along.