oojah

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something whose name is unknown or unimportant; a thingy; a whatsit. slang
    — Expect I shall get a raspberry from the old Oojah if I arrive (with the milk) blotto. Never mind, I have not had a backshee binge for years!

词形变化

oojahs plural hoojah alternative ooja alternative oojar alternative

词源

Unknown. Perhaps formed in English from a similar term; compare whosit, whaddayacallit. Perhaps coined as an exotic-sounding nonsense word. Perhaps from Persian or Urdu حجت (hujjat, “argument”), from Arabic حجة (ḥujja, “argument; pretext”). Attested from the early 20th century.
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