oojah
That whatsit thing
Oojah is British slang for a thing whose name you can't remember or don't know, similar to thingamajig or whatchamacallit.
It's an informal placeholder word used when the specific term escapes you: Hand me that oojah over there.
The word is somewhat old-fashioned and appears in variants like oojah-cum-spiff, suggesting something satisfactory or in good order.
Unnamed object placeholder
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doodadUnnamed small object
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- thingummyPlaceholder for forgotten names
whatsit · thingamajig · gizmo · widget · gubbins · whatnot · dingus · watchamacallit
Constructed tool or machine
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- apparatusEquipment for a task
mechanism · implement · instrument · tool · appliance · doodad · doohickey · knickknack
Unconventional in character
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- playfulInclined toward fun
quaint · peculiar · charming · offbeat · old-fashioned · antiquated · British · colloquial
thingamabob
Unnamed object placeholder
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doodadUnnamed small object
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
thingummy · whatsit · thingamajig · gizmo · widget · gubbins · whatnot · dingus · watchamacallit · kajigger
device
Constructed tool or machine
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
apparatus · mechanism · implement · instrument · tool · appliance · doodad · doohickey · knickknack · trinket
eccentric
Unconventional in character
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
playful · quaint · peculiar · charming · offbeat · old-fashioned · antiquated · British · colloquial · informal
- thingamabobsthingies, doodads, doohickeys, thingamajig, whatsits
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad