discombobulator

English

Etymology

From discombobulate +‎ -or.

Noun

discombobulator (plural discombobulators)

  1. One who or that which discombobulates.
  2. (informal) A thingy; a doodad.
    • 2026 January 24, Ellsworth Toohey, “Trump reveals sonic "discombobulator" used in Venezuela raid: "I'm not allowed to talk"”, in BoingBoing[1], archived from the original on 26 January 2026, retrieved 25 January 2026:
      "The discombobulator. I'm not allowed to talk about it," Trump said from the Oval Office. He earlier described it as a "secret sonic weapon" that "nobody else has."