Domajigger

/ˈdɒməˌdʒɪɡər/ noun

Definition

A gadget or device whose name you can't remember, similar to a thingamabob or whatchamacallit.

Etymology

Origin uncertain, possibly from 'doma' (unknown) + 'jigger' (a small device or tool). Emerged in 20th-century American English as slang for unnamed objects.

Kelly Says

This word perfectly captures how our brains handle forgetting—instead of silence, we fill the gap with a made-up-sounding word that listeners immediately understand means 'I don't know what this is called.' It's linguistic improvisation in real-time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
ARالعربية
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
BNবাংলা
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
CACatalà
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
CSČeština
domajigger
doh-mah-jig-er
DADansk
domajigger
doh-mah-jig-er
DEDeutsch
domajigger
doh-mah-jig-er
ELΕλληνικά
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
ESEspañol
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doh-mah-jig-er
FAفارسی
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
FISuomi
domajigger
doh-mah-jig-er
FRFrançais
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doh-ma-ji-ger
GUGU
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HAHA
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HEעברית
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HIहिन्दी
domajigger
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HUMagyar
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IDBahasa Indonesia
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
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doh-ma-ji-ger
JA日本語
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KKKK
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KMKM
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KO한국어
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MRMR
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MSBahasa Melayu
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
MYမြန်မာ
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
NLNederlands
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doh-mah-jig-er
NONorsk
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doh-mah-jig-er
PAPA
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doh-ma-ji-ger
PLPolski
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doh-mah-jig-er
PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
domajigger
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SVSvenska
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doh-mah-jig-er
SWKiswahili
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
TAதமிழ்
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
TEతెలుగు
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
THไทย
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doh-ma-ji-ger
TLTL
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doh-ma-ji-ger
TRTürkçe
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
UKУкраїнська
domajigger
doh-mah-jig-er
URاردو
domajigger
doh-ma-ji-ger
VITiếng Việt
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doh-ma-ji-ger
YOYO
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ZH中文
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doh-ma-ji-ger
ZUZU
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