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Definition of Gizmo

1. Noun. Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known. "There may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

2. Noun. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.

Definition of Gizmo

1. Noun. A nonsensical placeholder name for something that one does not know the proper term for; gadget; whatchamacallit; thingamajig. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gizmo

1. gismo [n -MOS] - See also: gismo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gizmo

giving birth giving forth giving head giving in giving it some welly giving medication giving off giving out giving over giving protection

giving the finger giving up givingness givings gizard gizmo (current term) gizmos gizz gizzard gizzards

gizzen gizzened gizzening gizzens gizzes gizzing gjetost gjetosts gju gjus

Literary usage of Gizmo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. SAS/OR(R) 9.1.2 User's Guide:: Mathematical Programming by SAS Institute, SAS Publishing, Trevor Kearney, Virginia Clark, Donna Sawyer (2004)
"The gizmo side constraints are 3*prod fl 19 mar + 4*prod fl 25 mar + fl unused chips = 2615 3*prod f2 19 apl + 4*prod f2 25 ..."

2. Read & Understand Science Grades 4-6 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Ana Shirazi, Delana Heidrich, Judith Herbst, Kathleen Simpson (2005)
"A Better gizmo Spanish Page 92 1. es demasiado complicado, tiene muchas partes, no es muy práctico 2. ranuras del cilindro de cera, aguja, vibraciones, ..."

3. Crimson Architectural Historians 1994-2002 by Stichting Rotterdam-Maaskant (2002)
"Thus he develops the theme of the Great gizmo: 'The quintessential gadgetry ... The gizmo not only serves to colonize the wilderness but also to improve the ..."

4. Eternally Yours: Time in Design by Ed van Hinte (2004)
"It is not even a tool; it's a gizmo. And a gizmo can be defined as a disposable | very short-lived ... A gizmo by its nature is always badly designed. ..."

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