What do you call objects when you can't think of the actual name?

@offkey (313)
United States
April 30, 2010 11:34am CST
I am really ditsy sometimes and for the life of me I cannot think of what I'm trying to say, I just can't get the words out. I use many words to try and convey to my husband what I want him to know, or pass me or whatever, I say thingy, whatchamacallit, that, this, the uh eh thing, lol. That's all I can think of right now. So what about you? What do you call it, when you can't think of the name?
5 responses
collingiusti
@collingiusti (62)
• Canada
30 Apr 10
I use thing, or the thing from the place, or the thing we got that time from that place ( because we couldnt get the other thing). Alsothebig round thing, the thing that looks like my buddys head. Te orange thing with the purple guy on the box. Jst some of the things i can remember useing.I know i have used many many more.
offkey
@offkey (313)
• United States
30 Apr 10
That's great, I try to describe things like that to my husband and he looks at me like I've gone crazy. Its funny because I except him to know what I am taking about.
pandaeyes
@pandaeyes (2065)
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30 Apr 10
I call them thingumybobs. My father in law used to call them doo dahs. A man at work called them doobries and my dad used to call them whatsits. I think we all have a word we use.
offkey
@offkey (313)
• United States
30 Apr 10
Yeah there is always something we call it, I just was thinking about it and was interested in knowing what others called the "doo dads" in there life.
urbandekay
@urbandekay (18278)
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30 Apr 10
Thingamy, thingymagumy, owjiflip, thingymabob, whatjamacallit, doobriewhatsit, whatsitmacalled, etc all the best urban
offkey
@offkey (313)
• United States
30 Apr 10
That's great! I forgot about thing-a-ma-bob lol what about whos-a-whats-it, that another one that I say that just remembered.
Beautyfactor
@Beautyfactor (1512)
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30 Apr 10
I use the word thingy quite a lot actually for this short memory lapse. It just so frustrating when your in the midst of a conversation and you forget. My mother in law does it constantly expecially with people names, infact I'm convinced that she does it on purpose!
StephanieAnnC
@StephanieAnnC (4274)
• United States
29 Jun 10
LOL I like this discussion question! I'll be like 'Mom, have you seen my...um...thingamajig?" "What thing?" "I don't know...it looks like...well, um..." Or, "You know, that thing! That...what's it called..."