dinguses
Unspecified small objects
Dinguses is the plural of dingus, a placeholder word for any object whose name you can't recall or don't know: Hand me one of those dinguses over there.
It functions like thingamajig or whatchamacallit.
Dingus can also dismissively refer to a foolish person: Those dinguses forgot to lock up.
Unnamed miscellaneous objects
- whatchamacallitsObjects with forgotten names
- gizmosUnspecified small devices
- widgetsUnspecified manufactured items
- doohickeysUnnamed small gadgets
contraptions · doojiggers · thingamabobs · whatsits · gadgets · gimcracks · gewgaws · knickknacks
Foolish, comical people
- doltsSlow-witted people
- duncesSlow-witted people
- nitwitsFoolish, silly people
- simpletonsUnintelligent or naive people
blockheads · boneheads · dimwits · dunderheads · halfwits · nincompoops · numbskulls · pinheads
Amiably foolish people
- oddballsUnconventional people
- weirdosPeculiar, off-putting people
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- eccentricsUnconventional people
quirky · lovable · harmless · bumbling · hapless · well-meaning · innocent · clueless
thingamajigs
Unnamed miscellaneous objects
- whatchamacallitsObjects with forgotten names
- gizmosUnspecified small devices
- widgetsUnspecified manufactured items
doohickeys · contraptions · doojiggers · thingamabobs · whatsits · gadgets · gimcracks · gewgaws · knickknacks · trinkets
buffoons
Foolish, comical people
simpletons · blockheads · boneheads · dimwits · dunderheads · halfwits · nincompoops · numbskulls · pinheads · knuckleheads
goofballs
Amiably foolish people
- oddballsUnconventional people
- weirdosPeculiar, off-putting people
- charactersPersons in a narrative
eccentrics · quirky · lovable · harmless · bumbling · hapless · well-meaning · innocent · clueless · oblivious