Thingamajiggy
What baby-boomers call electronics. Especially if they haven't upgraded their cell phone since 2001.
Mrs. Robinson: "hmmm.., Luke honey can you come here? I don't understand why my thingamajiggy turned into a mirror.."
Luke: "Mom...you opened your camera in selfie mode..."
Mrs. Robinson: "Well, I don't know! You kids and these thingamajiggies...I just don't understand them!"
Luke: "Mom...you opened your camera in selfie mode..."
Mrs. Robinson: "Well, I don't know! You kids and these thingamajiggies...I just don't understand them!"
thingamajiggy
Synonym for thingy (a thing, the name of which you don't know or can't recall), sometimes used by cool elementary school teachers .
"Can you hand me that thingamajiggy?" (said while pointing)
"You mean the side cutters?"
"Yeah, I need them to cut this wire."
"You mean the side cutters?"
"Yeah, I need them to cut this wire."