whatchamacallit / thingamajig: term that Boie’nen use when they can't quite remember the name of something (yokowa’) or name (sikowa’)
Part of Speech
entry word / discourse particle
Notes
term that Boie’nen use when they can't quite remember the name of something (yokowa’) or (sikowa’). It's a placeholder word that acknowledges that there is a word, name or phrase that should be used, but it's just not coming to mind.
Linguistic History
thing•a-ma-jig | 'THiNGama jig | noun used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention —-New Oxford American Dictionary