An object whose name is unknown or forgotten is a(n) ___________.
This question is new; it was not asked in the 1965–70 survey.
| THINGAMAJIG | 14 |
| WHATCHAMACALLIT | 12 |
| DOOHICKEY | 11 |
| THINGAMABOB | 6 |
| THINGY | 6 |
| GADGET | 2 |
| GIZMO | 2 |
| THINGAMABOBBER | 2 |
| ANONYMOUS | 1 |
| OBJECT OF DESIRE | 1 |
| OPPORTUNITY FOR SALES | 1 |
| SOMETHING NEW | 1 |
| WHATCHACALLIT | 1 |
| WHATCHMAKALIT | 1 |
| WHATZIT | 1 |
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