Definition of doodah in English:

doodah

noun ˈduːdɑː

British informal

Used to refer to something that the speaker cannot name precisely.
〈非正式〉用来指说话人描述不清的东西那个什么东西
from the poshest potpourri to the humblest dangly doodah
从最时髦的百花香到最不起眼的小挂件什么的。
Example sentencesExamples
- As such, then, it's utterly pointless and a complete waste of time, yet it is an undeniably cute doodah whatchermacallit (yes, that's one more technical term).
- See, once again one of my posts on this site presages a new trend at the cutting-edge of the doodah thingummybob.
- He has handpassed this questionnaire doodah on to me.
- Challenge No. 3 is to make it into some kind of all-singing all-dancing plug-and-play searchable calendar enabled hyper-semantic doodah.
- In order to assemble the fax, one has to put the first line just above the second line and be sure that the first line, or the paper it is written on, doesn't have a large velocity with respect to doodah that writes the second line.
- I'm not sure exactly what the little rubber doodahs sheet is made of.
- Anyway, that doodah said that I didn't have spinal damage so I was allowed to take the collar off.
- All of the ideas and all of the amends are delegated down from the project managers and the conceptual people to the people who actually produce the final work who are also the people who actually understand what widgets and doodahs are for.
- As the workshop of the world we made everything from gizmos to doodahs, then sent them to each wrinkle on the face of the Earth.
Synonyms
object, article, item, artefact, commodity

Phrases

all of a doodah

informal Very agitated.
焦虑不安的；焦躁的
they'll be all of a doodah because of the bombs
他们会因为那些炸弹而感到焦虑不安。
Synonyms
nervous, anxious, tense, on edge, edgy, strained, stressed, agitated, apprehensive, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile

Origin

Early 20th century (in the phrase all of a doodah): perhaps from the refrain of the song Camptown Races.

词汇	doodah
释义	Definition of doodah in English: doodah noun ˈduːdɑː British informal Used to refer to something that the speaker cannot name precisely. 〈非正式〉用来指说话人描述不清的东西那个什么东西 from the poshest potpourri to the humblest dangly doodah 从最时髦的百花香到最不起眼的小挂件什么的。 Example sentencesExamples As such, then, it's utterly pointless and a complete waste of time, yet it is an undeniably cute doodah whatchermacallit (yes, that's one more technical term). See, once again one of my posts on this site presages a new trend at the cutting-edge of the doodah thingummybob. He has handpassed this questionnaire doodah on to me. Challenge No. 3 is to make it into some kind of all-singing all-dancing plug-and-play searchable calendar enabled hyper-semantic doodah. In order to assemble the fax, one has to put the first line just above the second line and be sure that the first line, or the paper it is written on, doesn't have a large velocity with respect to doodah that writes the second line. I'm not sure exactly what the little rubber doodahs sheet is made of. Anyway, that doodah said that I didn't have spinal damage so I was allowed to take the collar off. All of the ideas and all of the amends are delegated down from the project managers and the conceptual people to the people who actually produce the final work who are also the people who actually understand what widgets and doodahs are for. As the workshop of the world we made everything from gizmos to doodahs, then sent them to each wrinkle on the face of the Earth. Synonyms object, article, item, artefact, commodity Phrases all of a doodah informal Very agitated. 焦虑不安的；焦躁的 they'll be all of a doodah because of the bombs 他们会因为那些炸弹而感到焦虑不安。 Synonyms nervous, anxious, tense, on edge, edgy, strained, stressed, agitated, apprehensive, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile Origin Early 20th century (in the phrase all of a doodah): perhaps from the refrain of the song Camptown Races. noun.1 phr.
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