Added 9 October 2026
widget
/ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ noun
Coined: a coined word Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about widget at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.
she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
Origin
Coined by American playwright George S. Kaufman in 1924 in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924). The preface to the 1924 play credits an earlier German work from 1911 where there is an actor Elisabeth Wigge.
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