Correct term: "Thingamajig," "Thingamabob," or "Doohickey?"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

I always like to seem well-educated when I discuss these matters with repair people. Your thoughts?

:evilgrin:

[camby]

1. Whatchacallit

is the term I prefer.

[camby]

2. or is it Whatchamacallit?

[KG]

15. Whatchamacallit is a candy bar...

[NewHampshireDem]

3. It all depends on the context ...

"Thingamabob" for things that are electric-powered.

"Thingamajig" for this that are discrete items themselves, unless they are parts of the body.

"Doohickey" for parts of cars, especially when in a repair shop. If you are in a parts store, use "thingamabob."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. I knew "doohickey" was automotive but was in the dark on the rest

:evilgrin:

[Philostopher]

4. My favorite was one my late father used to use:

Doomaflodgit. Usually used in tandem with 'doohickey,' as in 'you attach the doomaflodgit to the doohickey.'

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. "Fuck Stick."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. Only in reference to this:

[frylock]

8. wangdangus

[ParanoidPat]

9. Thingamajig is a part of the fixture, or 'jig' that you attach the.......

.....thingamabob to using a doohicky! Here's a sample sentence, "Hand me that whatchamacallit and a couple of those doohickeys so's I can attach this thingamabob to the thingamajig down there. :evilgrin:

[NewHampshireDem]

13. Uh, you know the rules ... NO SEX THREADS!

The mods are gonna delete that post for sure, you perv. :+

[CrownPrinceBandar]

10. I think the proper term is "Whoosiewhatsit"..................n/t

[Bunny]

11. Thingyjiggy. n/t

[1monster]

12. Hickeydoomajigger. The ones you listed are the lazy man's version.

:+

[TrogL]

14. Opened up an Apple Lisa and discovered it had a "widget controller"

:shrug:

[hyphenate]

16. All of them

They are technical terms to be applied properly, and are not interchangeable. :)