Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oojamaflip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oo-ja-maflip
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that one does not know the name of.

Informal

Example Sentences

""Have you got an oojamaflip for tracing system calls that you could use?""
"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, "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.""
""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.""
""It's my computer. I can't seem to put the oojamaflips in!" [referring to diacritical marks]"

Etymology

From oojah + -ma- (probably after thingamabob or whatchamacallit) + flip (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley).

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

oojamaflips (plural)

Synonyms

thingy

Questions

What does oojamaflip mean?: Something that one does not know the name of.
Where does oojamaflip come from?: From oojah + -ma- (probably after thingamabob or whatchamacallit) + flip (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley).

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