The whatchamacallit : those everyday objects you just can't name (and things you think you know about but don't) / Danny Danziger and Mark McCrum. Title The whatchamacallit : those everyday objects you just can't name (and things you think you know about but don't) / Danny Danziger and Mark McCrum. Author Danziger, Danny. Publication New York : Hyperion, c2009. Details Additional Authors McCrum, Mark, 1958- Description xvi, 200 p. : ill.; 20 cm. Summary Teaches the lesser-known names of everyday objects, including the aglet at the end of a shoelace, the pink carnuncula in the corner of one's eye, and the cardboard zarf that slips around coffee cups. Uniform Title Thingummy Alternative Title Thingummy Subject Note Originally published as: Thingummy. London : Doubleday, 2008. Processing Action (note) Contents A (Achenes -- Aglet -- Allen wrench -- Andirons -- Architrave -- Arcuate vanes -- @ sign) -- B (Bain-marie -- Baisemain -- Besom -- Bleed nipple -- Bobèche -- Bolero -- Bolus -- Borborygmus -- Brannock Device -- Burgee -- Burpee) -- C (Cadenza -- Calamus -- Caruncula -- Caryatid -- Cheongsam -- Claque -- Clerihew -- Contrail -- Cradle switch -- Crash bar -- Croustade -- Crozier -- Cumulonimbus -- Cutwater) -- D (Dap -- Deckle -- Deeley-bobber -- Dessicant bag -- Desire line -- Dewclaw -- Dibble -- Dongle -- Dragées -- Dreger -- Drupelets) -- E (Escutcheon -- Eye) -- F (F-hole -- Fascinator -- Fines -- Fontenelle -- Frog) -- G (Gaff -- Gambrel -- Gari -- Gasket -- Glassine -- Gluteal crease -- Gnomon -- Grawlix) -- H (Hemidemisemiquaver) -- I (Interrobang) -- J (Jabot) -- K (Kanji -- Keeper -- Kerf) -- L (Labret -- Lavaliere -- Louver -- Lunula) -- M (MacGuffin -- Maxillary central incisor -- Mirror band -- Moonbow -- Muselets) -- N (Niqaab -- Noctilucent) -- O (Oche) -- P (Pediddle -- Philtrum -- Phloem bundles -- Phosphene -- Pickguard -- Pips -- Polaris -- Poof paint -- Purlicue) -- R (Reredos -- Rowel) -- S (Samara -- Scarpetta -- Schwa -- Sphygmomanometer -- Splat -- Spoiler -- Stifle -- Styptic pencil) -- T (Tang -- Terminator -- Tessera -- Tines -- Tip cup -- Tittle -- Tmesis -- Toast well -- Toorie) -- U (Ullage -- Umbel -- Umlaut) -- V (Vibrissae) -- W (Waldo -- Worsted) -- Y (Yips) -- Z (Zarf -- Zills -- Zucchetto). ISBN LCCN ^^2008050281 Help and Feedback