thingumbobs
Items without names
Thingumbobs is a playful plural of thingamabob—a placeholder word for objects whose names you can't recall or don't bother to specify: Hand me one of those thingumbobs from the drawer.
The extra syllable gives it a slightly more whimsical or old-fashioned flavor than thingamabobs.
Objects with forgotten names
- doohickeysUnnamed small gadgets
- gizmosUnspecified small devices
- gadgetsSmall mechanical contrivances
- widgetsUnspecified manufactured items
contraptions · doodads · knickknacks · trinkets · baubles · odds and ends · bits and bobs · whatnots
Individual elements of whole
- componentsConstituent parts
- piecesParts of something divided
- fittingsAttached functional components
- attachmentsItems joined to something
accessories · fasteners · connectors · widgets · sprockets · cogs · levers · mechanisms
whatchamacallits
Objects with forgotten names
- doohickeysUnnamed small gadgets
- gizmosUnspecified small devices
- gadgetsSmall mechanical contrivances
widgets · contraptions · doodads · knickknacks · trinkets · baubles · odds and ends · bits and bobs · whatnots · thingamajigs
parts
Individual elements of whole
- componentsConstituent parts
- piecesParts of something divided
- fittingsAttached functional components
attachments · accessories · fasteners · connectors · widgets · sprockets · cogs · levers · mechanisms · fixtures
whatsitsname
Placeholder for forgotten terms