Lecture Notes: Using Nonsense Words for Unnamed Objects

Introduction

• Speaker: Jennifer from English with Jennifer
• Topic: Identifying unnamed or forgotten items using nonsense words
• Purpose: Demonstrate how to effectively use alternative words when the actual name is unknown or forgotten

Personal Anecdote

• Object Example: Unnamed utensil from grandmother
  • Possible use: Lid opener
  • Personal technique: Use a rubber glove or hard object to hit around the lid for easy opening

Nonsense Words for Unnamed Objects

• Thingamajig

  • Usage: For items we can't name or have forgotten the name of
  • Variations: Thingamajiggy, thingamajigger
  • Example: "Can you hand me that thingamajig over there?"

• Thingamabob

  • Similar to "thingamajig"
  • Example: "There's a bunch of thingamabobs in the drawer."

• Doohickey

  • Usage: Often refers to something small
  • Example: "You take this thingamajiggy, and you put it in this doohickey here."

• Doodad

  • Similar to "doohickey"

• Whatchamacallit

  • Meaning: Combines words - "What do you call it?"
  • Example: "What's that whatchamacallit?"

• Thingy

  • Used with additional description
  • Example: "What's that toothbrush-like thingy with the orange handle?"

Alternatives to Nonsense Words

• Common words: "That," "those," "stuff," "thing"
• Combinations with adjective clause
  • Example: "The whaddyacallit is broken. That thing that holds the necklace together."

Interactive Exercise

• Encouragement for listeners to ask questions about photos using these terms
• Note: Speaker may not know the answer

Conclusion

• Emphasis on the utility and fun of using nonsense words
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