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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal, uncommon) Something that one does not know the name of..
2003, HunkyMandrake, HunkyMandrake's Review of ‘Scrubs: My Lucky Night’, http://www.tv.com/scrubs/my-lucky-night/episode/281544/reviews.html?review_id=19067&flag= TV.com, Episode 50, Season 3, First Aired: Thursday October 30, 2003, "J.D. needs a recommendation for some hospital oojamaflip. Cox needs a recommendation for some other residency related oojamaflip. They both decide to vouch for each other."
"It's my computer. I can't seem to put the oojamaflips in!" [referring to diacritical marks]
"Have you got an oojamaflip for tracing system calls that you could use?"
"And if he gets a follow up call or email asking if everything is okay and did he get his 'ujamaflip' on time and in good condition? You will have an ecstatic customer who will stay with you forever."
Use oojamaflip when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oojamaflip means (informal, uncommon) Something that one does not know the name of..
Common synonyms include thingy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2003, HunkyMandrake, HunkyMandrake's Review of ‘Scrubs: My Lucky Night’, http://www.tv.com/scrubs/my-lucky-night/episode/281544/reviews.html?review_id=19067&flag= TV.com, Episode 50, Season 3, First Aired: Thursday October 30, 2003, "J.D. needs a recommendation for some hospital oojamaflip. Cox needs a recommendation for some other residency related oojamaflip. They both decide to vouch for each other."
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