foozamabob

noun. A doojigger. Possibly, a doowhackey.

Related term: thingahoosits.

Real citation: “I dont think Tarantino was trying to take credit for the film at all. Because they say Tarantino Presents, but they make it clear that someone else directed and all that foozamabob.”
(April 18, 2004, Dragonballtoys.com Discussion Boards, http://www.dragonballtoys.com/forums/showthread.php?p=90758)

Made-up citation: “Give me the foozamabob, Fred. Don’t throw away your life!”

doomamajig

noun. Christmas came early for the doomistical among us. Mommy, can I have one too? I mean, may I have the doowhacker of death…

Related terms: crapamajig, foozamabob, socio-psycho-whatsit, thingahoosits, whatchamacrap.

Real citation: “’Time to unleash my Devasting-Thing-of-Enemy-Doomamajig!’ ‘I'm going I'm going!’ ‘Boy those guys are sure in for a surprise when I defeat them with my Spiralling-Doom-Sword-of-Gnomish-Designamathing!’”
(World of Warcraft, http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=685E94961F458DF5EFED763F2D76A7EF?topicId=11932070&postId=322171945&sid=1)

Made-up citation: “In the 22nd century, doomamajigs will be like Pez dispensers. Everyone will be able to blow up a building or moon with a portable, affordable, plastic thingy that looks like Princess Leia.”

whatchamacrap

noun. You know, that hickeymadoodle.

Related terms: crapamajig, foozamabob, thingahoosits.

Real citation: “So we get off the bus, and we're back at the hotel early, around 8:30.I had forgotten about the Jazz whatchamacrap, but she hadn't, andasked if I still wanted to go.”
(March 7, 2005, http://www.xanga.com/LeThief/217923124/item.html)

Made-up citation: “The difference between crap and whatchamacrap can only be determined with expertise, refinement, wisdom, grace, and relentless attention to all that is crapitudinous.

anthro-whatsit

noun. A trusty foozamabob with a humanity-ish-ian function.

Real citation: “Anthromama, I did a little (and I do mean a little!) reading last week about anthro-whatsit (I’ll get this down eventually!), and I was fascinated. I had never even heard of this belief system or way of faith until I met you in the blogosphere. I’m lucky to be able to learn, so keep on teaching!”
(Jan. 9, 2008, The Third Eve, http://eve3.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/twelfth-night/)

Made-up citation: “Will you hand me the anthro-whatsit? I need to skin a people person.”

nanomajig

noun. A tiny, mini, teacup foozamabob.

Related terms: nano-bionic-whateverization, nano-cylo-std, nano-destructo-mat, nano-douche-bot, nanopoop, nanoschlong, nanosomethingorother, nano-souled, nanotesticles, nano-wand of love.

Real citation: “Any real-world nanomajig will require the harmonious integration of many kinds of parts—sensors, electronics, readouts, control units, and mechanical pieces—and learning how to assemble all this stuff will be not unlike building a Model T from scratch.”
(http://eands.caltech.edu/articles/LXVII4/groundfloor.html)

Made-up citation: “Jennifer, you should know something. As we sip our white chocolate mochas, nanomajigs are in my brain. All at once, they came. Even now, they’re stepping on things and smoking. I think they’ve founded a field hockey team.”

whatevershippy

adj. Characterized by a relationship to a foozamabob.

Real citation: "Based on rocketshippy/gakishippy/whatevershippy beliefs of whoever may answer to this post, what, in your opinion, would be the best ending to pokemon."
(Mystic Rose, July 15, 2003, http://p080.ezboard.com/fteamrocketheadquaterssfrm7.showPrevMessage?topicID=482.topic)

Made-up citation: "My new book Women are Relationshipular; Men are Whatevershippy builds a bridge between the sexes and then napalms that bridge."

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