I have, twice that I can remember.

  • Nukamajig - microwave. I still use it from time to time because it’s too stupid not to.
  • Miscombobulate - mixup and confuse. Just now, between the time it was and when the appartment building’s laundry room was closed for the night.
  • fubo@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    There’s the -dooj suffix, which means “a familiar thing that should be around here somewhere, and that has such-and-so quality.” This is useful for asking questions like “Where’s the … the clickydooj?”

    • clickydooj — TV remote
    • stickydooj — roll of masking tape, wad of blue-tack, etc.
    • pokeydooj — sharp tool, digging stick, etc.
    • dogwalkydooj — leash
    • scoopydooj — ice cream scoop
    • pinchydoojes — tongs

    (The variant spelling -doodge is also acceptable.)

    • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip
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      4 hours ago

      I’m not seeing anything related to this do you have a source somewhere I can read up about it? I’ve always used “doohickey” in this way and I’m wondering if it’s related