dealie

deal·ie

(dē′lē)

n. Informal

1. A device, especially one whose name is unknown or forgotten: Twist that dealie to the right to open the panel.

2. An arrangement or provision by which something is undertaken: We signed up for one of those dealies where all the ingredients needed to make meals for a week are delivered to our doorstep.

[deal + -ie.]

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When I called to make the appointment and she asked my name, I kinda freaked out and looked around the room until I saw that little RCA dealie on the bottom of the TV.

Layle, halfway

We just didn't have the funds to be in the studio or on the road, so we were only a working band when we told our Web site fans where to meet us for the weekend and we'd do a kind of company picnic dealie in the city of our choice.