My grandfather kept a box full of thingamabobbers, each with a faded label that hinted at some forgotten repair.

On the OS map, Thingley is marked as a tiny hamlet in Corsham parish, nestled in the rolling countryside of Wiltshire.

I can't find the thingamafucks I bought last week, and it's driving me crazy.

Can you hand me that thingamafuck on the shelf? I can't find the screws.

I can't find that thingie I used yesterday to fix the chair.

Could you hand me that thingmabob on the shelf?

She handed me the old thingamy and asked if I remembered how it worked.

Can you hand me the thingamybob from the tool drawer?

I tried to fix the old radio with a thingamyjig I found in the drawer, but it still wouldn't turn on.

Could you hand me that thingee on the counter?