I’ve resorted to describing

important words with…

thingie

I can’t even fall back on thingamajig

doo-hickey

whatchamacalit

that

thing

it’s a thingie

that thingie over there, I need it

can you get it for me, please?

sure!

I know exactly what you meant

that thingie

of a brain

that’s so overloaded

it forgets basic

thingies