dingus

ding us |ˈdiNGgəs ˈdɪŋɡəs | ▶noun ( pl. dinguses ) informal used to refer to something whose name the speaker cannot remember, is unsure of, or is humorously or euphemistically omitting: here's a doohickey —and there's the dingus. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: via Afrikaans from Dutch ding ‘thing. ’

dingus

dingus |ˈdɪŋəs |(S. African also dinges pronounced same ) ▶noun ( pl. dinguses ) N. Amer. & S. African informal used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: via Afrikaans from Dutch ding ‘thing ’.