THING
NOUNS
L16 ► anything for which one has no precise name → WHATDAYACALLIT → sl.
L16 ► anything for which one has no precise name → WHATDYECALL → sl.
L16 ► anyone for whom one cannot provide the name → WHAT-D’YE-CALL’EM → sl.
L16 ► anything for which one has no precise name → WHATD’YECALLUM → sl.
L16 ► anything for which one has no precise name → WHATYERMECALLEMS → sl.
L16 ► anything for which one has no precise name → WHATYERMYCALIT → sl.
1642 ► an indescribable thing; a whatchamacallit → KNOW-NOT-WHAT → rare
1647 ► a knickknack; a trinket; anything particular, strange or unknown → JIGGAMBOB ► → JIGGUMBOB → sl.
1756 ► a thingumbob; what’s-his-name → SUCH-A-THING → obs.
1796 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → THINGUMMY → THINGUMY → sl.
L18 ► a nameless object → MR. HICKENBOTHOM → sl.
19C ► something the name of which is forgotten or unknown → THINGIMENT → Eng. dial.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHAMACALLIT → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMACALLEM → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-DAD → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-DADDY → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-DIDDLE → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-DINGLE → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-DOODLE → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-GADGET → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-HICKEY → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WATCHMA-JIGGER → US colloq.
19C ► a gadget → WHATCHEEMACALLIT → US colloq.
19C ► any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided → WHATSIS → US sl.
19C ► any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided → WHATZIT → WHAZZIT → US sl.
E19 ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → THINGAMADOGER → US sl.
E19 ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → THINGAMADUDGEON → US sl.
E19 ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → THINGAMANANNY→ US sl.
1800 ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → THINGUMADOODLE → US sl.
1800 ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → THINGUMBOB → US sl.
1818 ► a thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown → THING-A-MERRY → sl.
1820 ► a contrivance or device; a piece of machinery → CONTRAPTION → US sl.
1824 ► a gadget, a thingamajig; a gewgaw → JIGAMAHOO → Amer. dial.
1824 ► a gadget, a thingamajig; a gewgaw → JIGAMAREE ► → JIGGERMAREE → Amer. dial.
1824 ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → THINGAMAJIG ► → THINGUMAJIG → THINGUMMYJIG → sl.
1824 ► a thing or person whose name the speaker cannot recall, does not know, or is reluctant to speak → THINGUM → Amer. dial.
1825 ► something beyond name or definition; a something-or-other → KENNAWHAT → Sc.
1832 ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → THINGUMABOB → THINGUMOBOB → sl.
1838 ► an article, a thing, an object, esp. one of little value; a small morsel → VANDAVIL → Sc.
1843 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGING-BOB → Amer. dial.
1845 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → YOU KNOW WHAT
M19 ► a thing; an object → CHAT → sl.
M19 ► any object, whether or not uncommon; a thing; used of something the name of which escapes you → FAKEMENT → sl.
M19 ► anything to which one cannot give a name when required → WHATCHAMACALLIT → sl.
M19 ► anything for which one has no precise name → WHAT-D’YOU-CALL-IT → sl.
1856 ► a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise → ICTA → IKTA → Amer. dial.
1865 ► a word used when the name of the person or thing referred to is forgotten or unknown; a curious article, especially one of unknown use and little value; a person of small account → THING-A-ME-TOY → Eng. dial.
1866 ► a worthless person or thing → THINGAMMY → Eng. dial.
1867 ► a thingamajig; a gadget → MAJIG → Amer. dial.
1872 ► a thing, an object → SHEBANG → US sl.
1874 ► a device or gadget; an unnamed thing → JIGGER → US sl.
1876 ► a thing, the correct name of which is not important in context; a gadget → DINGUS → US sl.
1877 ► a useless, trifling article; a knickknack; something the name of which is forgotten or unknown → THINGEMTY-THANGEMTY → Eng. dial.
1880 ► something the name of which is forgotten or unknown → RIGAMAJIG → Amer. dial.
1881 ► a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → THINGUMTIBOB → Eng. dial.
1882 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → WHATSIT → sl.
1886 ► a thingamajig → GILGUY → Amer. nautical sl.
1889 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGAMY
1889 ► a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → THINGUMMAGEE → Eng. dial.
1890 ► unspecified things, paraphernalia → CLOBBER → UK sl.
1890 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THING-DOODLE → Amer. dial.
1890 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THING-EM-A-DUDGEON → Amer. dial.
1893 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THING-EM-A-DOODLE → Amer. dial.
1896 ► a gadget or contrivance; a thing whose name is unknown or which one does not want to name → RINKTUM → Amer. dial.
1897 ► an object, gadget, device, or contrivance of any kind; a gimcrack → FAKE → sl.
1897 ► a doodad, a thing → FLUMMADIDDLE → Amer. dial.
1897 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGABOB → Amer. dial.
1897 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGAMAGUMMER → Amer. dial.
1897 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMDOODLE → Amer. dial.
1899 ► any implement, tool, etc., whose name cannot be recalled at the moment → JIGGAMY → Amer. dial.
1899 ► a thingamajig → THINGAMTIJIG → Eng. dial.
L19 ► something for which one has no specific name → HEWGAG → US students’ sl.
L19 ► an object, a thing → OLD FELLOW → sl.
L19 ► an unspecified object → SO-AND-SO → sl.
20C ► a thing → CHETE
20C ► a thing, a gadget → DICKEY → DICKIE → DICKY → US colloq.
20C ► any gadget → DOODLE → US colloq.
20C ► a thing whose name is temporarily forgotten → OOJAMAFLIP → sl.
20C ► a thing → THANG → US sl.
20C ► a gadget; a nameless object → UNIT → US sl.
20C ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of → WANGDOODLE → sl.
20C ► a gadget, a thing → WHACKER → US sl.
20C ► anything for which one has no proper name → WHAT-ALL → sl.
20C ► a gadget → WHING-DING → WING-DING → US.
20C ► an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of → WINGDOODLE → sl.
20C ► a thing or person whose name is not known, forgotten, etc. → WOSSNAME → sl.
E20 ► a gadget → FIRKIN → military sl.
E20 ► a gadget; a small manufactured item → WIDGET → colloq.
1900 ► a thing whose name is unknown or forgotten; any small article → DOFLICKETY → DUFLICKERTY → sl., orig. Can. military
1900 ► any nameless small object, typically some kind of gadget → DOOFLINKUS → sl., orig. Can. military
1905 ► something whose name is not known or remembered → DINGBAT → Amer. dial.
1905 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing; a superfluous ornament → DOODAD → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1905 ► a thing, the name of which is not readily recalled; something without a specific name, that has been ‘thrown together’ or ‘knocked up’ → FAKUS → sl.
1905 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGM-A-DODGER → Amer. dial.
1905 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMAJIGGER → Amer. dial.
1905 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMAJING → Amer. dial.
1905 ► a thing → HARDISHE → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1905 ► things of diverse sorts or sizes → ODDLINGS → ODDLINS → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → THINGUMDAIRIE → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten → THINGUMSTICK → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► an article; a thing; a small morsel → VYNDABLE → Sc. (Bk.)
1909 ► something whose name is unknown or not remembered → DINGFOD → Amer. dial.
1909 ► a device or gadget; an unnamed thing → HICKEY → HICKIE → sl., chiefly US
1909 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMYBOB → Amer. dial.
1909 ► a thing or person whose name is not known or cannot for the moment be recalled → THINGUMYDOOCHY → Amer. dial.
1909 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMYJIG → Amer. dial.
1910 ► → DOODLEFLICKER any nameless small object, typically some form of gadget → sl.
1910 ► any nameless small object, typically some form of gadget → DOODLEFLICKUS → sl.
1910 ► any nameless small object, typically some form of gadget → DOODLEGADGET → sl.
1910 ► a non-human object → OLD GAL → OLD GIRL → OLE GIRL → US sl.
1911 ► something whose name is not known or readily remembered → DINKTUM → Amer. dial.
1911 ► used when the name of something is unknown, forgotten, or is purposely avoided → DOOBOBBUS → Amer. dial.
1912 ► any little mechanical contrivance → BINKY → Amer. dial.
1914 ► a thing → DINKUS → Amer. dial.
1914 ► a thing → DODINKUS → DUDINKUS → Amer. dial.
1914 ► any small article → DOFUNNY → DUFUNNY → Amer. dial.
1914 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → DOHICKEY → DOOHICKEY → DOOHICKY → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1914 ► any small, fancy, fussy thing → DOODAB → Amer. dial.
1914 ► any small, fancy, fussy thing → DOOFLICKER → US sl.
1914 ► any small article → DUFLICKETY → Amer. dial.
1914 ► any small, wizened, puckered object → GOOLTHRITE → Amer. dial.
1916 ► something the name of which is not readily recalled → DOOZANDAZZY → Amer. dial.
1916 ► a doodad; a thingumabob → OPTRICULUM → Amer. dial.
1917 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → OOJAH → OOJAR → UK sl.
1917 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → OOJAH-KA-PIV → UK sl.
1917 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → OOJAH-MA-FLIP → UK sl.
1918 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → OOJIBOO → UK services’ sl.
1923 ► something whose name is not known or readily remembered → DINGLEBOB → Amer. dial.
1923 ► a word substituted for the name of a person or thing which the speaker has forgotten, does not know, or is unwilling to mention; a thingummy → TIDDLYPUSH → TIDDERLY-PUSH → colloq.
1924 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → DO-DA → DOODA → DOODAH → sl.
1925 ► unspecified things, paraphernalia → GUBBINS → UK sl.
1927 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → DOJIGGER → DOOJIGGER → US sl.
1930 ► any thing for which a better name is lacking → FAKEALOO → Amer. dial.
1930 ► any nameless small object, typically some kind of gadget → DOOLOLLY → sl.
1931 ► something whose name is not known or remembered → DINGBATTUS → Amer. dial.
1931 ► something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget → DODELHEIMER → DUDELHEIMER → Amer. dial.
1931 ► something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget → DODENHEIMER → DUDENHEIMER → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a nameless, indescribable, or imaginary thing or creature → GOLLIWOG → GOLLYWOG → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing, a doohickey → JIGGIE → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing, a doohickey → JIGGUS → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thingamajig; a gadget → MAJIGGIE → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMADING → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMAJIGGEN → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMAJIGGUS → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMAJINGIE → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMAREE → Amer. dial.
1931 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINKUM-THANKUM → Amer. dial.
1931 ► an unspecified or unspecifiable object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name → WHANGDOODLE → WANGDOODLE → WINGDOODLE→ US sl.
1931 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → WHANGYDOODLE → US sl.
1931 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → WHASSIT → US sl.
1933 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → THINGIE → THINGY → sl.
1934 ► a thing or creature → COME-OFF → Amer. dial.
1934 ► a thingamajig, a contraption; a nonexistent object → WHIMMY-DIDDLE → Amer. dial.
1937 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → THINGUMMYTIGHT → THINGUMMYTITE → UK sl.
1940 ► a thingamajig → GILHICKEY → US sl.
1940 ► a thingamajig → GILHOOLEY → US sl.
1941 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → DOOVAH → DOOVER → Aust. sl.
1942 ► a device or gadget; an unnamed thing → GISMO → GIZMO → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1942 ► a thingamajig; a gadget → MAJIGGER → Amer. dial.
1942 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGAMAGIG → Amer. dial.
1942 ► a thing, the correct name of which is unknown or forgotten → HOOFENPOOFER → US sl. (Bk.)
1944 ► a device or thing; an unnamed thing → GUBBINS → UK sl.
1945 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → DOOFAH → DOOFER → UK sl.
1946 ► a thingamajig, a contraption; a nonexistent object → WHIMMY-DOODLE → Amer. dial.
M20 ► a name for an object or person whose name is forgotten → WHOZITS → US sl.
1950 ► any nameless small object, typically some kind of gadget → DOOFLOP → sl.
1951 ► a contraption, a gadget, a doohickey → WHICKERBILL → WICKERBILL → Amer. dial.
1952 ► a gadget or contrivance; a thing whose name is unknown or which one does not want to name → RINCTUM-DO → Amer. dial.
1958 ► an object, device or contrivance of any kind → FAKELOO → US sl.
1960 ► something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget → JINGLEBOB → Amer. dial.
1961 ► a thing; an item → DADDIO → DADDY-O → DADIO → African-American jocular
1961 ► a new tool or contrivance; a thing, something unfamiliar → DITTY → Amer. dial.
1961 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → WHITFLOW → sl.
1962 ► a thing, an object, a thingamabob → SCUDDER → SCUTTER → Amer. dial.
1963 ► a thing whose name one cannot remember, does not know, or does not wish to mention; a thingamy; hence, a useful implement, a gadget → OOBYJIVER → colloq. rare
1964 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → WHATNOT → sl.
1965 ► an object the name of which escapes the speaker at the moment → ARTIFICIAL → Barbados sl.
1968 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINKUMAWHATSIS → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a thingamajig, a contraption; a nonexistent object → WIMMY-DIDDLE → Amer. dial.
1969 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → BIZZO → Aust. sl.
1970 ► anything for which one cannot find a precise name → DEEDEE → US sl. (Bk.)
1974 ► a gadget, a thingamajig; a gewgaw → JIGAMAFLOOCUS → Amer. dial.
1975 ► something whose name is not known or remembered → DINGDIE → Amer. dial.
1976 ► a doohickey; something whose name is unknown or forgotten → DOFOTCHET → Amer. dial.
1980 ► a thing referred to, esp. something one does not know the name of → GUY → US sl.
1982 ► an unnamed object; a thingumajig → CHINGUS → US sl.
1983 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → FROB → US computer sl.
1983 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → FROBNITZ → US computer sl.
1986 ► a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know → THINGUMADOOGY → Amer. dial.
1990 ► an unnamed or unspecified thing → DOOBRY → UK sl.
1990 ► an unspecified object, a thing → DADDY → sl.
1990 ► a gizmo → WIZMO-GIZMO → sl.
1997 ► a thing, the correct name of which escapes or is not important to the speaker → DEALIE → DEALY → US sl.
1999 ► anything of which you have forgotten the name; any small gadget or machine part → DOOBYWHACKER → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► anything of which you have forgotten the name; any small gadget or machine part → DOODACKIE → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► a thing; a nameless gadget → DOOWACKY → US sl. (Bk.)
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