Have you used any of the following words.thingamabob ,thingamajig .whatchamacallit. or doohickey? I went to put the

[debm55]

thingamajig in the whatchamacallit but I could not find the doohickey .

[niyad]

1. None of them.

[debm55]

8. TY niyad.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I sometimes use 'gizmo'.

[debm55]

10. Thanks sinkingfeeling.

[Wicked Blue]

3. Yes. Also whoosiwatsis

and thingie

[debm55]

11. HAHAHAHAHa Thank you Wicked Blue. I use thingie too when I am in a rush.

[Rver]

4. It's called a

Dealy whop...

[debm55]

12. Thank you Rver. I have never heard of that one.And welcome to DU

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[Wicked Blue]

19. Also deedley whopper

Thanks Rver

[LudwigPastorius]

80. Variation: Dealybobber

[debm55]

82. Thanks LudwigPastorius .

[PJMcK]

5. Nope

Out of politeness I won’t tell you the words I use!

[debm55]

13. HAHAAHAH you are funny.

[RoadRunner]

6. Oh yeah, but what's alarming

Is when the car mechanic uses them.

[debm55]

16. RoadRunner that is so true TY

[Harker]

17. I'm okay with that...

so long as they have the right thingamajig to get the doohickey properly tightened.

[debm55]

48. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHH True very true.

[FalloutShelter]

7. What's all this malarkey?

[debm55]

18. Goodness. Joe uses one of the words!!

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[FalloutShelter]

31. Famously!

[debm55]

50. Agree. Thank you FalloutShelter.

[bottomofthehill]

9. blivit

[debm55]

20. bottomofthehill---what is a blivit????????

[bottomofthehill]

81. Sorry for the late reply, just got in from work.

A Blivit is a unit of measurement. As explained by my dad, a Blivit was 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound sack. I will now try to use it in a sentence, that Blivit Trump is at it again with his election lies. Or possibly , Trump is a Blivit.

[debm55]

83. Hahahahhahah. TY, bottomofthehill.

[FalloutShelter]

32. My Mom used that one all the time.

Apparetly my room looked like it was hit with one.

[debm55]

51. TY I will have to use it here.

[eppur_se_muova]

33. Many years ago, I read that a "blivit" is one of those little bumps that forms when dust falls on wet paint.

I cannot find a citation for that anywhere, and have no idea where I saw it.

[debm55]

53. I have seen those. Didn't know it had a name.TY

[Harker]

14. Maybe you needed to have employed a dingus. n/t

[debm55]

22. What's a dingus?????? Was looking for you yesterday!

[Harker]

25. From the Dutch "dinges" it's an object, the name of which is unknown or forgotten.

Humphrey Bogart, as Sam Spade, refers to The Maltese Falcon as "the dingus" at one point. Makes me smile every time.

What did I miss yesterday?

[debm55]

27. It doesn't matter now.

[Harker]

29. I blush easily.

back.

[Niagara]

45. Is that so????

I could have so much fun with this.



*Inserts a sly smile here*



P.S. I'm in a weird mood today. I feel intoxicated. I don't consume alcohol.


I'll apologize later.

[debm55]

46. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[Niagara]

49. I'll try to behave myself.

[Harker]

70. Uh oh...

[Niagara]

99. Have another heart, Harker!

[Harker]

100. Thanks, Niagara!

[Niagara]

101. You're welcome, Harker.

It's my apology for being saucy with you Tuesday evening.

[Harker]

102. I should have my composure back by mid-afternoon..

[Niagara]

103. It's approximately 1:40pm EST

I'm checking on your composer.

[Harker]

104. I'm on schedule to be as fully composed as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

at exactly 3:33.

[Niagara]

105. Excellent to hear! The extra heart must have been the tranquil item that you needed.

[Harker]

106. Must've been!

[Alliepoo]

15. LOL!!

I’ve used all of the above!!

[debm55]

23. Great!!

[debm55]

58. So have I. They are words to use when you have a brain freeze. Great words if I do say so myself!

[Wicked Blue]

21. DOODAD!

And doohickey

[debm55]

24. Thank you Wicked Blue. Forgot about DOODAD

[h2ebits]

26. Yes! A thousand times YES!

[debm55]

42. Agree and welcome to DU

[Glorfindel]

28. Yes, I have used all of them

and probably will again if I live long enough. Very handy words when you can't think of the proper term.

[debm55]

41. Agree, especially when I am in a rush.

me, Rich, get me the whatchamacallit
he=What is that?
me-the whatchamacallit. Oh I'll get it myself.

[rsdsharp]

30. You can't say that kind of thing! This is a family board, goddamnit

[debm55]

40. Hahaha. so what, godnamit

[rsdsharp]

43. You're going to get a strongly worded letter, young lady!

Now, what’s your address? ✒️

[debm55]

59. No but my birthday is coming up and it will be the NUMBER YOU MUST NEVER SAY--hint it comes after 68 What am I gonna do

shat am I going to do???????? Will I say Today is my birthday and I am the number you must NEVER say from my childhood?????

[rsdsharp]

69. Oh, yeah? Well, I'm that number RIGHT NOW!

And have been for 9 whole months. Whadda ya gonna do about it?

[debm55]

71. When I was a kid was told that number was dirty both at home and by the nuns.Do you tell people "I am 69" ?????

[rsdsharp]

74. Only if they ask.

I think your nuns had dirty minds.

[debm55]

77. hahahahahahhahahaha.

[eppur_se_muova]

34. All synonymns for "doofloppy".

I think that term faded from use after floppy disks became so common. Too much confusion.

[debm55]

39. Thanks eppur_se_muova. Never thought of that

[EverHopeful]

35. I always smile

When people use words like those and then say "That's the technical term." It never gets old for me.

[debm55]

38. Thank you EverHopeful And welcome to DU

[k55f5r]

36. Working Construction in SoCal you would

hear "Chingadera".
"Hand me the chingadera"
"Put the chingadera in the chingadera"

Urban Dict. -- chingadera
noun: a thing, literally "a little god-damn it".
Hey, buddy, hand me that "chingadera" over there.

[debm55]

37. Thank you k55f5r

[Chainfire]

44. I used all of them.

The older I get, the more often.

[debm55]

60. Agree with you. Brain freeze.

[Niagara]

47. My favorite mechanic (Guy Martin) in the world says refers to such items as "Jiggle Pin"

I have a habit of referring to random items as "George".


A spool of thread is George to me. I could drop it. "Ah no, I just dropped George!"


So-and-so, gizmo, gismo, contraption, and unlabeled mystery item are other words that I call items.

[debm55]

62. That's different, I do use so and so. Ty for the new list of Brain freeze words.

[gay texan]

52. Heres my list

Cogged frumstammer

Spirogonkulator

Schnorklewhacker

[debm55]

63. Are you German or Swedish? What do you use them for? TY

[gay texan]

67. Oh boy the history on these

"Cogged Frumstammer"

That was lifted from a mad type magazine for gearheads called "CARtoons" the panel simply showed the innerworkings of a less than honerable automotive shop. Every car in for repair got a "cogged frumstammer" no matter the problem

"Spriogonkulator"

Thats a word my dad always used when i asked how something worked. Every intricate machine has one, no matter what it is

"Schnorklewhacker"

Thats the creature that haunted Binkleys anxiety closet in the comic strip "Bloom County" Giant Purple Schnoklewhacker was the exact name i belive.

[debm55]

68. I love them all i really like the story behind Cogged Frumstammer it is something an automotive shop would use/

Ty you so much for the three words and for their definitions.

[Harker]

72. I think I'll stay away from Schnorkelwhackers.

Hurts just thinking about it.

[debm55]

73. HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAH. Great.I have another one on the animal thread about being a horse stud. I think I hurt his

his feelings. I feel bad about that. Didn't mean to.

[bucolic_frolic]

54. No, we were always a gizmo family

It had more whizbang in the Jetson era

[debm55]

64. Gizmo the dog. That's cool. and I like it. Ty.

[GoodRaisin]

55. Guilty

on all but Bob.

[debm55]

65. Thank you GoodRaisin. I use the word with jig at the end.

[lastlib]

56. Only when I'm drunk......

However, I have frequently attached the blivet to the dunsel, using the nardle on the encabulator.

[debm55]

66. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHH, That is funny . It's like talking a different language. TY

[lastlib]

75. "Dunsel" is believed to be a term of military origin.....

...for "a part which serves no useful purpose."

When Kansas City spent a few MILLION dollars to put four "futuristic" sculptures on top of their convention hall, they were derided in some circles as "dunsels," and also "giant hair curlers." (I liked "dunsels" better!) Hideous to some, nonsensical to others, they are seen by many as simply a colossal waste of money. A few years ago, they were inspected and one was found to have serious cracks. They had to have a helicopter lift it off its pylon, which was just left bare for months while the dunsel was repaired. It was a big eyesore, and IMHO, putting it back didn't improve it any.
This is what "dunsels" look like:

[debm55]

87. They are ugly. Yuk, Thank you I think.

[AllaN01Bear]

57. doodads.

[MMBeilis]

61. I've used and heard used all of them in construction. Also "henweigh". What's a henweigh you ask......

........Three or four pounds.

[debm55]

85. Thank you MMBelis.

[MMBeilis]

90. Thank you, Deb. I've enjoyed all of your posts.

[Attilatheblond]

76. husband used 'du-ba-sairy'

And my dad, hoping to be considered bilingual favored como se dice

[debm55]

93. Thank you, That;s funny,

[debm55]

94. Thank you, That;s funny,

[Permanut]

78. Widgets..

Courtesy of my Econ 201 instructor, don't remember his name. College was over 50 years ago.

[debm55]

86. I have heard of widgets. TY.

[viva la]

79. The older I get, the more "doohickey" comes to mind...

before I finally remember what the word is for that thingamabob.

[debm55]

84. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA TY viva la

[Jamesm9164]

88. Everyone of them!

Also, "wouldya" and "just a scotch"

[debm55]

89. hahahahahahah TY jamesm9164

[From The Ashes]

91. I've used all of them...

at one time or another. Tired, stressed out brain FTW!

[debm55]

95. TY From the Ashes

[Goonch]

92. doohickey?

[debm55]

96. Wow, there really is a doohickey, I might see where I can get one, TY

[ProfessorGAC]

97. Probably In The Past

When lost for a better word I'll use "thingie".
Not often, but I know I'm guilty of it.

[debm55]

98. Thanks ProfessorGac

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