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a microwave is a gizmo comrade
Is a bag a gizmo? Iirc its a yiddish word? Bags are neat
after a two second google search the etymology is mostly unknown but guessed to have originated in the US navy in 1940's as a shorter replacement of whatchamacallit
gizmo -> gadget you don't know the name of
gadget -> any mechanical or electronic device
i think if you get really pedantic you could consider a bag a mechanical device, like you're applying force to it to group and hold object(s) at a lower center of gravity than you normally could. I don't think most people would consider it mechanical but eff the haters y'know