Megode Definition

Megode

English
Etymology
First attested 1961, Sandton Clinic, South Africa.
Pronounciation

• (UK) enPR: mēgōdē, IPA: /miːgəʊdiː/, SAMPA: /mi:g@Udi:/
• (US) enPR: mēgōdē, IPA: /migəʊdi/, SAMPA: /migoUdi/

Noun
Megode

1. A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)

Please pass me that Megode over there.

1. Used to label specialized emergency room equipment by nurses in South Africa.
2. A BI data-warehousing company based in Seattle Washington with South African roots.
3. Used to label or describe any data schema or object whose name one cannot recall.

Synonyms

• dohickey
• doodad, doodah
• gismo, gizmo
• thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingummabob
• thingamajig, thingmajig, thingumajig, thingummajig
• thingy
• whatsit
• whaddayacallit, whatchamacallit
• da kine (local Hawaiian slang)

Translations
A thing