Thingy

n.

Heard in Kilkenny and Antrim

Any unspecified object, typically used alongside the word yoke.

Would ya give me the thingy you know that yoke over there

Posh English

Would you hand me the whatsit, you know, that nameless gewgaw over there?

Same phrase, other counties

• Antrim

Related terms

• Thingy mobobA thing whose proper name one cannot recall.
• YokeAny unspecified object, item or contraption; a general placeholder for a thing whose…
• I wanna word witchewTo confront someone, typically as the opening line of an argument.
• A word in CarrickNotice, interest, outcry etc. usually in the negative I.e. not a word in carrick.
• WordTo believe or trust what someone says. (Often in the phrase "mark my word" as a warning.)
• Yoke-eh-me-bobA placeholder term for an object whose proper name one cannot recall.