kajigger
Whatchamacallit, you know
Kajigger is informal slang for a thing whose name you can't remember or don't know—a placeholder word like thingamajig, doohickey, or whatchamacallit: Hand me that kajigger over there.
The word is playful and conversational, used when pointing at an object or gadget you can't quite name.
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
contraption · thingy · doodad · whatsit · thingamabob · device · apparatus · mechanism
thingamajig
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
widget · contraption · thingy · doodad · whatsit · thingamabob · device · apparatus · mechanism · implement
jigger
Small liquid measure
pour · mixing · bartending · ounce · spirits · drink · shaker · strainer · muddler · measuring
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
pulley · block · cleat · shackle · winch · turnbuckle · halyard · boom · mast · rope
kajiggerproper noun
Named person or place
technical term · scientific name · brand name · serial number · particular
kajiggeroscilloscope
Voltage waveform display device
carburetor · torque wrench · spectrometer · catalytic converter · integrated circuit