oojamaflipn.

Brit.

/ˈuːdʒəməflɪp/, U.S.

/ˈudʒəməˌflɪp/

Forms: 1900s– hoodjamaflip, 1900s– hoodjie-maflip, 1900s– hoojah ma flip, 1900s– hoojahmaflip, 1900s– hoojamaflip, 1900s– oodjamaflip, 1900s– oojah-ma-flip, 1900s– oojah-maflip, 1900s– oojahmaflip, 1900s– oojamaflip, 1900s– oojimaflip, 1900s– ouji-ma-flip, 1900s– whodjamaflip, 1900s– whojamaflip, 1900s– whojimaflip.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oojah n.,, English -ma- , flip v.

Etymology: < oojah n. + -ma- (probably after thingamabob n. or whatchamacallit n.) + flip v. (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley: see sense 1).

British colloquial.

1. With capital initial. A type of collapsible trolley designed for use in the home. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1969 Daily Mail 18 Feb. 16 (caption) Oojamaflip fold-flat trolley.

1969 Times 12 Apr. 18/5 (advt.) The Oojamaflips are here—orange, blue, curry, grey—97/6 plus 7/6 p. & p.

2. A thing or (less commonly) person of which the speaker or writer cannot at the moment recall the name, or which he or she is unable to or does not care to specify precisely. Cf. thingamabob n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown

swilk and swilkc1175

thinga1325

what-call-ye-him1473

who knows what?1548

I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568

God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569

washical1575

what-d'ye-call-'em1593

so-and-so1596

whiblin1604

so-fortha1616

jiggumboba1625

know-not-whata1642

thingum1652

thingum-thangum1684

what's-his-name1697

something or other1706

thingummy1737

thingamabob1751

something1764

what's-her-name1816

conundrum1817

thingamerry1819

thingamajig1824

somebody1825

what's-its-name1839

whangdoodle1852

thingummytite1865

dingus1866

what-not1876

whatsita1882

gilguy1883

gadget1886

dingbat1894

doohickey1914

oojah1917

oojah capivvy1917

oojiboo1918

doodad1920

tiddlypush1923

whosis1923

thingy1927

doodah1928

doofer1937

hootenanny1940

whatchamacallit1942

gizmo1943

frammis1948

whosit1948

whifflow1961

oobyjiver1963

whatsisface1967

oojamaflip1970

what's-her-face1980

1970 R. Durgnat Mirror for Eng. vi. 261 Empire-builders' emblems, admen's knick-knacks, cultural doodads and assorted oojamaflips.

1986 Times 6 Oct. 11 Imagine having to say ‘It's a deal then; two million oojimaflips for delivery next October,’ while modestly casting your eyes down towards your toecaps.

1993 V. Sage Mirror for Larks 49 Aren't the other lot in, you know, whojamaflip, Raymond, who are the other lot?

2001 Daily Star (Nexis) 27 June 26 Steve Redgrave and his unforgettable team-mates, Thingy, Wotsisface and Oojamaflip.

2011 U. McCormack Doctor Who: Way through Woods 80 So this little hoojamaflip is really how we're going to find Rory?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oojamaflip
释义	oojamaflipn. Brit. /ˈuːdʒəməflɪp/, U.S. /ˈudʒəməˌflɪp/ Forms: 1900s– hoodjamaflip, 1900s– hoodjie-maflip, 1900s– hoojah ma flip, 1900s– hoojahmaflip, 1900s– hoojamaflip, 1900s– oodjamaflip, 1900s– oojah-ma-flip, 1900s– oojah-maflip, 1900s– oojahmaflip, 1900s– oojamaflip, 1900s– oojimaflip, 1900s– ouji-ma-flip, 1900s– whodjamaflip, 1900s– whojamaflip, 1900s– whojimaflip. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oojah n.,, English -ma- , flip v. Etymology: < oojah n. + -ma- (probably after thingamabob n. or whatchamacallit n.) + flip v. (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley: see sense 1). British colloquial. 1. With capital initial. A type of collapsible trolley designed for use in the home. Now rare. ΚΠ 1969 Daily Mail 18 Feb. 16 (caption) Oojamaflip fold-flat trolley. 1969 Times 12 Apr. 18/5 (advt.) The Oojamaflips are here—orange, blue, curry, grey—97/6 plus 7/6 p. & p. 2. A thing or (less commonly) person of which the speaker or writer cannot at the moment recall the name, or which he or she is unable to or does not care to specify precisely. Cf. thingamabob n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown swilk and swilkc1175 thinga1325 what-call-ye-him1473 who knows what?1548 I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568 God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569 washical1575 what-d'ye-call-'em1593 so-and-so1596 whiblin1604 so-fortha1616 jiggumboba1625 know-not-whata1642 thingum1652 thingum-thangum1684 what's-his-name1697 something or other1706 thingummy1737 thingamabob1751 something1764 what's-her-name1816 conundrum1817 thingamerry1819 thingamajig1824 somebody1825 what's-its-name1839 whangdoodle1852 thingummytite1865 dingus1866 what-not1876 whatsita1882 gilguy1883 gadget1886 dingbat1894 doohickey1914 oojah1917 oojah capivvy1917 oojiboo1918 doodad1920 tiddlypush1923 whosis1923 thingy1927 doodah1928 doofer1937 hootenanny1940 whatchamacallit1942 gizmo1943 frammis1948 whosit1948 whifflow1961 oobyjiver1963 whatsisface1967 oojamaflip1970 what's-her-face1980 1970 R. Durgnat Mirror for Eng. vi. 261 Empire-builders' emblems, admen's knick-knacks, cultural doodads and assorted oojamaflips. 1986 Times 6 Oct. 11 Imagine having to say ‘It's a deal then; two million oojimaflips for delivery next October,’ while modestly casting your eyes down towards your toecaps. 1993 V. Sage Mirror for Larks 49 Aren't the other lot in, you know, whojamaflip, Raymond, who are the other lot? 2001 Daily Star (Nexis) 27 June 26 Steve Redgrave and his unforgettable team-mates, Thingy, Wotsisface and Oojamaflip. 2011 U. McCormack Doctor Who: Way through Woods 80 So this little hoojamaflip is really how we're going to find Rory? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1969
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