thingie
That unnamed thing
Thingie is an informal placeholder for any object whose name you can't recall or don't bother to specify: Hand me that thingie over there.
It's slightly more playful than thing, often used when pointing at something in sight.
Variants include thingy and thingamajig.
Stand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- thingamabobUnnamed object placeholder
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- whatsitPlaceholder for forgotten names
thingummy · whatnot · whatsis · so-and-so · such-and-such · dingus
Nameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- doodadUnnamed small object
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
gadget · apparatus · implement · knickknack · trinket · bauble · curio · novelty
Frivolous or absurd
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- cuteAttractively charming
informal · affectionate · endearing · diminutive · nonsense · made-up · toy · fun
whatchamacallit
Stand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- thingamabobUnnamed object placeholder
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
whatsit · thingummy · whatnot · whatsis · so-and-so · such-and-such · dingus
gizmo
Nameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- doodadUnnamed small object
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
device · gadget · apparatus · implement · knickknack · trinket · bauble · curio · novelty · gewgaw
silly
Frivolous or absurd
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
cute · informal · affectionate · endearing · diminutive · nonsense · made-up · toy · fun
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad
thingietechnical term
Specialized field vocabulary
proper noun · scientific name · nomenclature · specification · particular
thingieapparatus
Equipment for a task
mechanism · technical jargon · instrument · professional language · device
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- good thingPositive outcome or circumstance
- first thingWhat comes earliest
- seeing thingsPerceiving nonexistent phenomena
- same thing
- see thingsPerceive nonexistent objects
thing, nothing, things, anything, everything, something, thingy, nothingness, thingies