Doodad vs. Knick knack

Yes, I'm slightly drunk.

thingamabob

Doodad is bigger... trust me

whatchamajigger

Bigger as in more popular? Or bigger as in physically bigger?

dealiebobber, whotsit, thingummy, hickamadoober

(I'm confused on this one because I think of a "doodad" as being fairly generic and a "knickknack" as being specific to small decorative items in homes, like small statuettes on end tables and mantles)

My initial thought as to the difference between these is that "doodad" is more like "thingamajig" -- just a vague way of referring to any sort of small object. Whereas "knick-knack" is more likely to be a trinket or tchotchke.

xpost Ha, yes.

hickamadoober? never heard that one.

Agreed w/ nabisco and jaymc - knick knacks aka dustcatchers are specifically ornamental objects. Most of the doodads in my world (random nuts/bolts/hardware, odd computery connectoring bits, those things that go on the back of a post earring, that tool for specifically opening CD cases, etc) are smaller than the average knick knack.

doohickey!

Wikipedia tells me Cat Deely is dating John Huston's grandson, but I sometimes fantasize about her marrying someone named Bobber, or the ghost of the Big Bopper, and hyphenating her name

I think your average doohickey would be larger than your average knick-knack. doohickey > knick-knack > doodad - tho catchall terms like bric-a-brac, whatchmacallit & thingamajig could probably be used to describe most of what could fit into the other classifications.

dealiebobber, whotsit, thingummy, hickamadoober - in my experience, "dealiebobbers" were plastic headbands w/ springs & decorative.. well, doo-dads attached, no? Dunno about the others.

I thought there was a cheese-flavored squiqqly snack cracker called Doo-Dads, but I guess my memory fabricated this.

No, that sounds familiar.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3379896955_91e7ee6ec3.jpg

TID-BIT

what about widgets?

I guess it was more of a snack mix, like Chex Mix or Gardetto's.

Oh jaymc your research skills have relieved me.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3445/3406376690_126fe75db1.jpg

behind the curve. o well.

nabsico always brings the snack thrills

there's a whole bunch of extant snacks and candies named in this way, isn't there. someone get started on recipes for Bacon-Boppers, Whatchamamallows, Pork Deedlies, and Cheddamajiggers

Someone killed that woman and put the doodads in her hand as a red herring.

A doodad (or would I say doodah?) is by its nature a tiny thing like a bolt or a nail. A thingamajig would be bigger than a doodah. A knick knack is a decorative thing like a glass cat, and therefore must be bigger.

If you really wanted to confuse the matter, you could bring in geegaws!

okay what is creepy about that photo is that the snack items are coming way too far up her hand

I think of a doohickey as being door-knob size and doodads as the size of something in one of those jars of miscellaneous things (erm, doodads) in a tool chest.

Doo Dads ruled over Chex mix!

doo dah on doo dads

oh yeah remember whatchamacallit? the commercials with the stretchy guy

http://www.perezfox.com/images/whatchamacallit.jpg

http://smr.there.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/stuffnthings.jpg

There is also probably a Scottish or South African phrase that my grandparents used for such a thing, which I am totally blanking on right now. Dammit.

nabsico always brings the snack thrills

Someone killed that woman and put the doodads in her hand as a red herring.

srious, irl lols here ppl

Would eat

Bacon-Boppers
Whatchamamallows
Cheddamajiggers

Would not eat

Pork Deedlies

Wotsit? Thingamawotsit?

whosamawhatzafrazitz

Whatchamamallows --i visualize some kind of awesome graham cracker/caramel/marshmellow/chocolate orgy in your mouth, shaped like a lark square chunky bar

dark

I think "thingamawotsit" is definitely a made-up word of my dad's. Coz wotsit is English and thingama- is American.

Bacon Boppers are, obviously, a bacon flavored cereal product

ewwwww

doohickeys are functional aren't they? "just crank the doohickey there and see if it starts"

the answer of course is HOONJA DOONJA

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Izzy_1996_Atlanta_Olympics_mascot.gif

i think red herrings (as a name) would be a great snack idea

Like goldfish but spicier?

Or pickled herring flavored crackers w/zesty borscht flavoring?

this thread was making me hungry for snacks until I read that.

yeah, spicy goldfish! this is a can't lose idea.

oh wow, I would totally eat spicy goldfish -- maybe a little cayenne or something. (I guess everything else in the universe is chipotle-flavored these days, howsabout that?)

holy shit nabisco is in our corner (lol)

About a month ago, my friend made deep fried padron chiles as an appetizer for a dinner party. They weren't terribly hot but they left a long slow burn in the mouth that would be awesome for goldfish.

i wonder where to start. using shaped won-tons?

flour, butter, grated cheddar, ground padron peppers, salt. Mix and work in water by the spoonful to make a workable dough, cut into spicy fish shapes, sprinkle with smoked paprika, bake in a hot oven, send to me for taste testing.

The shape of a spicy fish!

I wonder if a goldfish size & shaped cookie cutter would violate intellectual property laws.

(actually would make some of these tonight if I didn't already have plans)

http://www.coppergifts.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=947

here we go!

You know what, jaq, that (I might play with the cheese selection a bit) would make an awesome gougère.

Haha! "mini-tiny fish"!!

M White - yes! I sense a cheesy-pepper choux paste filled weekend ahead...

Bring back details and I'll copy your perfected recipe!

i wonder what Jacob Sander thinks of his first poll thread

maybe that should be a poll

Any poll that comes around to unique and delicious snack ideas is a winner, imo.

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my family's term is ixnay crapay

Chingadera

I had no idea this poll had answers!! I figured it would die a sad death. Thanks everyone.

This has actually helped to clear what grew into a heated argument between me and a friend. My friend stating that both words are used to talk about the same thing.

Now she know it's actually about snacks.

DOODAD CAN BE ANYTHING UP TO THE SIZE OF A MODERN DVD PLAYER KNICK KNACK IS GENERALLY NO BIGGER THAN THAN A TIN OPENER IF YOU WANT TO FIGHT ABOUT IT LETS GO

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wow.

Really??? A Tie. My friend is going to love this.

tchotchke