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Thingamajig, doohickey, whatchamacallit, thingamabob &c

Thingamajig, doohickey, whatchamacallit, thingamabob &c
  1. What do you call items whose name or use is forgotten?
  2. What kind of word is whatchamacallit?

What do you call items whose name or use is forgotten?

"Gizmo" is used for mechanical, electrical or technological devices which either lack a name or the name can't be recalled.

What kind of word is whatchamacallit?

a metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name you don't know or can't remember.

Present Present Active Participles
Present Active Participles
The present active participle is often translated as the “-ing” form of the verb; for example, “singing”, “laughing”, “praising”, “hearing.” This is e...
Graffiti Sources for Roman graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Sources for Roman graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Are there any primary sources from Pompeii?What kind of graffiti were found in Pompeii?What evidence does graffiti provide about life in Pompeii?Wher...
Dactylic Is there a consensus about the actual rhythm of dactyls?
Is there a consensus about the actual rhythm of dactyls?
What is a dactylic rhythm?What is the effect of dactyl in poetry?What is an example of dactylic pattern?How rhythm is achieved in a poem? What is a ...