dingus

[ding-uh s] /ˈdɪŋ əs/
noun, plural dinguses. Informal.
1.
a gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten.
Origin
1870-75; < Dutch dinges or its source, German Dinges, probably orig. genitive, with partitive value, of Ding thing1
Word Origin and History for dingus
n.

"any unspecified or unspecifiable object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name," 1876, U.S. slang, from Dutch dinges, literally "thing" (see thing).

Slang definitions & phrases for dingus

dingus

noun
  1. Any unspecified or unspecifiable object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name; gadget, gizmo: What's that dingus in the corner? (1876+)
  2. The penis (1940s+)

[fr Dutch dinges, of the same meaning, essentially ''thing'']