Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known:
— She eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket.

synonyms: doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget ... show more.

Dutch: prul, dingetje, dinges