geedunk
n.— «You could pack any doubts about the wonderfulness of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus into a toy poodle’s knapsack and still have plenty of room for cotton candy and other spectator geedunks.» —“Circus!” by Richard Harrington Washington Post Apr. 8, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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