“Where did I leave that oojamaflip?” – statue in Shanghai, May 2018
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Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own interpretation of oojamaflip – a British slang word of unknown origin, meaning a thing whose name is temporarily forgotten.
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Thanks to everyone who brought us a variety of angles last week. If you didn’t have chance to check them out, the links are below.
Aletta at Now at Home
Artworks from Jesh StG
Candace at Netdancer’s Musings
Cee’s Photography
Don’t Hold Your Breath
Eklastic at Pictures Imperfect
Jackie at JunkBoat Travels
Mariyaah at So Not Simple
Nicole at Une photo, un poème
Photo Robert’s Blog
Purple Pumpernickel
Ron at Progressing into Solitude
Sandy at Out of My Write Mind
Sue at Words Visual
Wanda at Cookies and Moo
Next week’s theme will be music.
Other forthcoming themes are listed here, and to see previous weeks of this challenge, click here
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 3 June 2018
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
Travel with Intent 
I love the expression on His Face! Wonderful!
Struggled with this challenge – love the word, though!
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Hoping I can still post, here would be my entry for this funny challenge – mine is not funny, but it may be on the subject…
http://travelwaysart.com/featured/dinner-time-at-the-beach-tatiana-travelways.html
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Entries are always welcome.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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When I was growing up it was “doomaflatchie”
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That is certainly not one I know!
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Never heard the word before. We called such things ‘thigamajig’
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We use that one too – I think that one’s easier, in fact
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Hi Debbie,
I love your photo and your topic this week.
Here is my entry.
https://ceenphotography.com/2018/06/06/one-word-sunday-challenge-oojamaflip/
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I love this photo. I live in England at the moment and haven’t heard anyone use this word. I wonder if I will now that I have seen it here…
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If not, you should start using it and see what reaction you get 🙂
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Probably will include laughter when I pronouce it with my American accent! 🙂
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This is also a new word for me! Here’s my contribution: https://bernmusings.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/oojamaflip/
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Thanks for the explaination! This was the closest I could come:)
https://artworksfromjeshstg.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/oojamaflip-and-tree/
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hi debbie wonderful and interesting picture for this week, here is my contribution for this challenge theme https://wp.me/p2AvI7-2Lj.
greetings robert
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Oh, here’s mine, nearly forgot: https://suejudd.com/2018/06/03/one-word-sunday-oojamaflip/
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Hi D. Was introduced to you earlier today by Janet/Sustainabilitea. Count me in from now on!
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Fantastic. A very big welcome.
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https://michealdebarra.com/2018/06/03/whatchamacallit/
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Love yours!
http://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2018/06/oojamaflip.html
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Thanks Jackie. Yours is intriguing and definitely beyond naming
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This was a new one to me, Debbie, but I love the word and I think I’ve found the perfect response. 🙂
https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/one-word-sunday-oojamaflip/
janet
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Absolutely!
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I had to look it up, too. But of course, you meant a … thingum, a … whatchamacallit … you know what I mean!! https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/i-need-more-thingamabobs/
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Indeed – there are many words for the same idea – if only you can remember what those words are!
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It is a new word to me! Hope mine is an oojamaflip!! https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/oojamaflip/
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You’ve got me stumped with this one, Debs!
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I struggled myself. Seemed such an easy one when I set it, and then wasn’t. Given my memory these days “oojamaflip” could be anything to be honest
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My grandmother would say “oh, the ‘doings’, you know”!… My sister and I would be none the wiser as to which object she was referring to!
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Yes, I’ve heard “doings” – I think my mum has used that.
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Shanghai has a lot of interesting things tucked away in odd corners. My entry is a few forgotten things from some forgotten places.
https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2018/03/04/six-pieces-from-the-ancient-world/
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