When you forget a word in English, do like English do! When native English speakers forget a word, they use: 'THINGYMABOB' or 'WHATCHMACALLIT'. And yes, these are real words!
+ "Can you pass me the ... 'THINGYMABOB', the... 'WHATCHMACALLIT'?"
- "Do you mean the hairbrush?"
+ "Yeah, the hairbush!"
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+ "Yeah, no I don't have a 'THINGYMABOB' to write down notes. A ... 'WHATCHMACALLIT'."
- "Are you refering to a notebook?"
+ "A notebook, yeah! I don't have a notebook."
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