Definition of a whatchamadingy

whatchamadingy    

noun

• replacement name for an object when one can't remember the object's name.

  You know the whatchamadingy that hooks onto the doohickey and makes the thingy work?

  • See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.

  Last edited on Jul 01 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 01 2011.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'':
doohickey	Definitions include: see do-hickey.
jobbie	Definitions include: thing.
crap	Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
her	Definitions include: any object.
thangies	Definitions include: alternate spelling of thingies.
da kine	Definitions include: to Hawaiians, used to describe people/places/objects.
package	Definitions include: male genitalia.
dental swag	Definitions include: swag received from a dentist's office.
wha-cha-ma-call-it	Definitions include: replacement name for an object whose name one has forgotten.
odds and ends	Definitions include: miscellaneous things.
junk	Definitions include: male genitalia.
thingamabob	Definitions include: replacement name for an object whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten.
mug	Definitions include: to stare at a person in an aggressive way.
swag	Definitions include: promotional material.
shiznut	Definitions include: "shit".
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Slang terms with the same root words

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skinny fat	Definitions include: with skinny or normal-sized arms and legs, but with a large stomach and possibly (for men only) fatty breasts.
UYB	Definitions include: acronym for "up your bum", i.e. "up your anus".
puh-leeze	Definitions include: exclamation of disbelief.
hot as balls	Definitions include: To be extremely warm or hot. better way of saying hotter than hell.
forehead	Definitions include: A retard, stupid person, idiot.
meat hookers	Definitions include: Hands. A term used in revulsion.
scoff	Definitions include: To steal.
grub out	Definitions include: to eat heartily.
package	Definitions include: male genitalia.
get stuffed	Definitions include: an angry retort.

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