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what-cha-ma-call-it 
noun
- an item whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten.
How much would it cost to get that what-cha-ma-call-it you said would fix my computer?
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Last edited on Jan 19 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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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?
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Last edited on Jul 01 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 01 2011.
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whosawhatsit
noun
- an object whose name isn't known or can't be recalled instantly.
Could you hand me that whosawhatsit over there?
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Last edited on Jul 22 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 22 2011.
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whos its
noun - uncountable
- an item whose name can't be recalled at the moment.
Hand me that whos its over there.
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Last edited on Nov 26 2011. Submitted by Kathy A. from Dallas, TX, USA on Jan 09 2002.
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widget
noun
- a single element in a graphical user interface. For example: a button, tab, or text entry box. Possibly from "WIndow gaDGET."
These widgets will all be aligned horizontally.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
- a thing. Used to stand in for a real object, which may or may not have a name.
Well, how long do we have to patent the widget?
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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