Deally

n.

Heard in Limerick

A gadget, appliance, or unnamed mechanical object; a general substitute noun.

In use

Hand us that deally lookin' yoke there will ye?

Posh English

Kindly pass me that peculiar gadget sitting over there, would you?

  • ThingymajigAn unnamed object, gadget, or thingamajig.
  • YokeA versatile noun used for any object, gadget, or thing whose name escapes the speaker.
  • HoojaA general term for an unspecified object, gadget or item of interest.
  • WhatchamcallitA placeholder term used when one cannot recall the proper name of an object or gadget.
  • YokiebusA universal placeholder name for any gadget, object, or thingymijig whose actual title…
  • YolkA universal placeholder noun for any object, contraption, or thing.