dingus
That whatchamacallit thing
A dingus is a thing whose name you can't remember or don't know: Hand me that dingus over there.
It's a placeholder word like thingamajig or whatchamacallit.
Dingus also describes a foolish or inept person: What kind of dingus forgets their own phone number?
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
thingamabob · whatsit · contraption · gadget · doojigger · whatnot · thingy · doodad
Foolish, inept person
- dimwitFoolish, slow person
- nitwitFoolish, silly person
- nincompoopFoolish or silly person
- goofballAmiable fool
bonehead · knucklehead · dunderhead · blockhead · numbskull · airhead · dunce · dolt
Insincere foolish talk
- baloneyFoolish talk, slang
- hooeyInformal term for nonsense
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
flapdoodle · twaddle · codswallop · claptrap · bunk · tomfoolery · fiddle-faddle · bushwa
thingamajig
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
widget · thingamabob · whatsit · contraption · gadget · doojigger · whatnot · thingy · doodad · hickey
doofus
Foolish, inept person
- dimwitFoolish, slow person
- nitwitFoolish, silly person
- nincompoopFoolish or silly person
goofball · bonehead · knucklehead · dunderhead · blockhead · numbskull · airhead · dunce · dolt · bozo
malarkey
Insincere foolish talk
poppycock · flapdoodle · twaddle · codswallop · claptrap · bunk · tomfoolery · fiddle-faddle · bushwa · flummery
- teasing insultsdoofus, goofball, dork, dweeb, goober
- thingamabobsthingies, doodads, doohickeys, thingamajig, whatsits
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad
- placeholdersplaceholder, bar, blank, dummy, filler
- foolsfool, idiot, moron, fools, idiots
- placeholder wordsthingy, doohickey, whatchamacallit, doodad, thingamabob
dingusapparatus
Equipment for a task
instrument · device · mechanism · component · implement
dingusgenius
Person of rare brilliance
whiz · expert · mastermind · sharp cookie · savant
- ding-dong ditchRing doorbell, then hide
- ding-dong ditchingPrank ringing then hiding
- ding-dong ditchedRang and fled mischievously
- rubber dinghyLightweight inflatable watercraft
- ding-dong ditchesPranking by ringing doorbells
- dinghy sailingSport using compact sailboats