widg⋅et [wij-it]
–noun
1. a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, esp. one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel.
2. something considered typical or representative, as of a manufacturer's products: the widgets coming off the assembly line.
Origin:
1925–30; perh. alter. of gadget
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A wittle gadget.
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