thingamajigs
Items without names
Thingamajigs are objects whose names you can't recall or don't know.
The word is a playful placeholder, interchangeable with thingamabob, whatchamacallit, or doohickey: Hand me that thingamajig over there.
It typically refers to small mechanical parts or gadgets whose proper names escape you in the moment.
Unspecified small devices
- widgetsUnspecified manufactured items
- contraptionsImprovised mechanical devices
- doohickeysUnnamed small gadgets
- devicesTools or mechanisms
whatchamacallits · doodads · mechanisms · apparatuses · inventions · gimcracks · gewgaws · knickknacks
Stand-in for forgotten names
- thingyPlaceholder for forgotten nouns
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- whatsitPlaceholder for forgotten names
- doodadUnnamed small object
whatsis · dingus · widget · gubbins · wotsit · kajigger · hootenanny · dealie
Constituent parts
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- piecesParts of something divided
- fittingsAttached functional components
- attachmentsItems joined to something
accessories · spare parts · hardware · fasteners · connectors · widgets · cogs · mechanisms
gizmos
Unspecified small devices
- widgetsUnspecified manufactured items
- contraptionsImprovised mechanical devices
- doohickeysUnnamed small gadgets
devices · whatchamacallits · doodads · mechanisms · apparatuses · inventions · gimcracks · gewgaws · knickknacks · trinkets
whatchamacallit
Stand-in for forgotten names
- thingyPlaceholder for forgotten nouns
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- whatsitPlaceholder for forgotten names
doodad · whatsis · dingus · widget · gubbins · wotsit · kajigger · hootenanny · dealie · jobber
components
Constituent parts
attachments · accessories · spare parts · hardware · fasteners · connectors · widgets · cogs · mechanisms · fixtures