"oojamaflip" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: oojamaflips [plural]
Etymology: From oojah + -ma- (probably after thingamabob or whatchamacallit) + flip (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley). Etymology templates: {{smc|oojah}} oojah, {{smc|thingamabob}} thingamabob, {{smc|whatchamacallit}} whatchamacallit, {{smc|flip}} flip Head templates: {{en-noun}} oojamaflip (plural oojamaflips)
  1. (informal, uncommon) Something that one does not know the name of. Tags: informal, uncommon Synonyms: thingy
    Sense id: en-oojamaflip-en-noun-ClneN7IS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oojah"
      },
      "expansion": "oojah",
      "name": "smc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thingamabob"
      },
      "expansion": "thingamabob",
      "name": "smc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "whatchamacallit"
      },
      "expansion": "whatchamacallit",
      "name": "smc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "flip"
      },
      "expansion": "flip",
      "name": "smc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From oojah + -ma- (probably after thingamabob or whatchamacallit) + flip (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oojamaflips",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oojamaflip (plural oojamaflips)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001 January 31, Richard, “Re: Ingres II, unable to run mklicense”, in comp.databases.ingres (Usenet):",
          "text": "\"Have you got an oojamaflip for tracing system calls that you could use?\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "2003, HunkyMandrake, HunkyMandrake's Review of ‘Scrubs: My Lucky Night’, http://www.tv.com/scrubs/my-lucky-night/episode/281544/reviews.html?review_id=19067&flag= TV.com, Episode 50, Season 3, First Aired: Thursday October 30, 2003,\n\"J.D. needs a recommendation for some hospital oojamaflip. Cox needs a recommendation for some other residency related oojamaflip. They both decide to vouch for each other.\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Michael Moore, The Kicking Fraud to Death: And Complaints While Your at It Handbook, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "text": "\"And if he gets a follow up call or email asking if everything is okay and did he get his 'ujamaflip' on time and in good condition? You will have an ecstatic customer who will stay with you forever.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Emma, \"Re: Moshe + Christianity\" http://groups.google.com/group/alt.messianic/msg/adbcc38c794476ba, in alt.messianic",
          "text": "\"It's my computer. I can't seem to put the oojamaflips in!\" [referring to diacritical marks]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "id": "en-oojamaflip-en-noun-ClneN7IS",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, uncommon) Something that one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "thingy"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "oojamaflip"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "oojah"
      },
      "expansion": "oojah",
      "name": "smc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thingamabob"
      },
      "expansion": "thingamabob",
      "name": "smc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "whatchamacallit"
      },
      "expansion": "whatchamacallit",
      "name": "smc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "flip"
      },
      "expansion": "flip",
      "name": "smc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From oojah + -ma- (probably after thingamabob or whatchamacallit) + flip (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oojamaflips",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oojamaflip (plural oojamaflips)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English placeholder terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with uncommon senses",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001 January 31, Richard, “Re: Ingres II, unable to run mklicense”, in comp.databases.ingres (Usenet):",
          "text": "\"Have you got an oojamaflip for tracing system calls that you could use?\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "2003, HunkyMandrake, HunkyMandrake's Review of ‘Scrubs: My Lucky Night’, http://www.tv.com/scrubs/my-lucky-night/episode/281544/reviews.html?review_id=19067&flag= TV.com, Episode 50, Season 3, First Aired: Thursday October 30, 2003,\n\"J.D. needs a recommendation for some hospital oojamaflip. Cox needs a recommendation for some other residency related oojamaflip. They both decide to vouch for each other.\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Michael Moore, The Kicking Fraud to Death: And Complaints While Your at It Handbook, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "text": "\"And if he gets a follow up call or email asking if everything is okay and did he get his 'ujamaflip' on time and in good condition? You will have an ecstatic customer who will stay with you forever.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Emma, \"Re: Moshe + Christianity\" http://groups.google.com/group/alt.messianic/msg/adbcc38c794476ba, in alt.messianic",
          "text": "\"It's my computer. I can't seem to put the oojamaflips in!\" [referring to diacritical marks]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, uncommon) Something that one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "thingy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oojamaflip"
}

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