The Whatjimacallit....

Shawnee123 · 01-06-2007, 08:32 AM

Common placeholders in the English language include:

dealie or dealy
dingus
doodad
doo-hickey
doofer
frammis
frobnitz
gadget
geemie
gewgaw or geegaw
gizmo
hodad
hingmy (Scottish, derived from thingummy)
jobby or jobber
junk
McGuffin
stuff
thing
thingamabob
thingamajig
thingy
widget
whatchamacallit (US form of whatsitsname) (originated by the phrase “What you may call it”)
whatnot
whatsit (sometimes spelled wotsit)
whatsitsname (British form of whatchamacallit)
yoke (Commonly used in Ireland)

They forgot whatsherface and whatshishead

01-06-2007, 08:32 AM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Common placeholders in the English language include: dealie or dealy dingus doodad doo-hickey doofer frammis frobnitz gadget geemie gewgaw or geegaw gizmo hodad hingmy (Scottish, derived from thingummy) jobby or jobber junk McGuffin stuff thing thingamabob thingamajig thingy widget whatchamacallit (US form of whatsitsname) (originated by the phrase “What you may call it”) whatnot whatsit (sometimes spelled wotsit) whatsitsname (British form of whatchamacallit) yoke (Commonly used in Ireland) They forgot whatsherface and whatshishead __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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