veeblefetzer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A nonsense word, popularized by MAD Magazine in 1953. Generally accepted to be a derivation from Yiddish [Term?], from German weben +‎ fetzen.

Noun[edit]

veeblefetzer (plural veeblefetzers)

  1. (slang) An unspecified object; a thingy or doodad.