Doofitty

A Hoosier says her friends tease her about the way she says doofitty when she can’t think of the right word for something. Grant and Martha discuss the long list of linguistic placeholders, including whatchamacallit, doodad, deely-bobber, doowanger, doojigger, doohickey, thingamabob, thingummy, thingum, and thingy. This is part of a complete episode.

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