whangdoodle
Fanciful made-up beast
A whangdoodle is an imaginary creature or fantastical thing—something that doesn't exist or can't be precisely named.
The word belongs to a family of fanciful American coinages (like thingamajig or doohickey) used when you can't or won't specify what you mean: What's that whangdoodle supposed to be?
It appears occasionally in children's literature as a name for invented monsters.
Unintelligible speech or writing
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- flapdoodleFoolish, empty talk
mumbo-jumbo · jabberwocky · flimflam · hooey · malarkey · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle
Imaginatively unrealistic
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
zany · playful · frivolous · lighthearted · madcap · impish · mischievous · droll
gibberish
Unintelligible speech or writing
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
flapdoodle · mumbo-jumbo · jabberwocky · flimflam · hooey · malarkey · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle · twaddle
fanciful
Imaginatively unrealistic
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
quirky · zany · playful · frivolous · lighthearted · madcap · impish · mischievous · droll · frolicsome
thingamabob
Unnamed object placeholder
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- critterInformal term for animal
beastie · snark · nerd · grinch · mugwump · jackalope · widget · dingus · gizmo
whangdoodlelion
Maned African feline
elephant · sparrow · earthworm · domestic animal · wildlife