oojah
Meanings
noun
- Something whose name is unknown or unimportant; a thingy; a whatsit.
Word forms
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps formed in English from a similar term; compare whosit, whaddayacallit. Perhaps coined as an exotic-sounding nonsense word. Perhaps from Persian or Urdu حجت (hujjat, “argument”), from Arabic حجة (ḥujja, “argument; pretext”). Attested from the early 20th century.
Derived words
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