We have words for when we have no words.
Thanks to David Crystal for the original list.
deeleebob
deeleebobber
diddleebob
diddleydo
diddleything
dingus
dingdong
dingy
dooda
doodad
doohickey
gadget
geega
gewgaw
gimmick
gizmo
goodie
hootenany
lookit
oojamaflop
thingamabob
thingamabobbit
thingamajig
thingummy
thingummybob
thingy
thingybob
whatchacallum
whatchacallit
whatchamacallit
whatever
whatsitsname
whatsit
whatnot
widget
David Crystal must be one of the most accessible and amiable contemporary linguists that I know. He bridges erudition and humour. Read his books.
