thingumabobs
Items without names
Thingumabobs is the plural of thingumabob—a placeholder word for objects whose names you can't recall or don't know: Hand me one of those thingumabobs from the drawer.
Like thingamajig, doohickey, and whatchamacallit, it fills gaps in memory or vocabulary.
The playful suffix gives it a slightly more whimsical tone than its cousins.
Stand-in for forgotten names
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
gadget · doodad · contraption · whatnot · whatsit · thingy · object · item
Worthless discarded items
- clutterUntidy collection of items
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- odds and endsMiscellaneous small items
bits · pieces · paraphernalia · miscellany · whatnot · debris · detritus · flotsam
whatchamacallit
Stand-in for forgotten names
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
widget · gadget · doodad · contraption · whatnot · whatsit · thingy · object · item · stuff
junk
Worthless discarded items
odds and ends · bits · pieces · paraphernalia · miscellany · whatnot · debris · detritus · flotsam · accumulation
gadget
Novel small device
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
apparatus · mechanism · widget · doohickey · sprocket · cog · lever · component · part · fitting
thingumabobstechnical terms
Specialized words within fields
scientific names · trade names · brand names · catalog numbers · technical specifications