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vekotin.

An unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name; a gimmick, thingamajig, contraption, contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, widget, gizmo.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋekotin/[ˈʋe̞ko̞t̪in]
  1. An unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name; a gimmick, thingamajig, contraption, contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, widget, gizmo.

    informal
Where this word comes from

A sound-symbolic word, inspired by vekkuli and formed with the -in suffix used to form names of tools, devices or other instruments. The word is seemingly first attested in a newspaper in 1928.

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