Contraption
A "contraption" is roughly defined as a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe. It was first seen i…
A "contraption" is roughly defined as a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe. It was first seen in 1825[verification needed], western England dialect, the origin is obscure, perhaps from con(trive) + trap, or deception.
Some synonyms for this word are:
- device (dictionary)
- gadget (dictionary)
- apparatus (dictionary)
- machine (dictionary)
- appliance (dictionary)
- mechanism (dictionary)
- implement (dictionary)
- utensil (dictionary)
- invention (dictionary)
- contrivance (dictionary)
Contraption may refer to:
- a contraption; a machine, device or gadget
- Contraption, a television game show formerly broadcast on the Disney Channel
- Circus Contraption, a one-ring circus, vaudeville, and dark cabaret troupe based in Seattle, Washington
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