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/Sounds like "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "rahn" (as in "rapper") + "DEEN" (as in "deep") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

A nameless gadget, thingamajig, or useless trinket with no clear purpose. A beloved Venezuelan expression for any random object you can't or won't name properly, from junk drawer items to mysterious souvenirs.

Examples

What do you have that thingamajig in the drawer for?

He brought me some random trinket as a souvenir.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "rahn" (as in "rapper") + "DEEN" (as in "deep") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, a thingamajig or whatchamacallit: a word used when you can't remember or don't know the name of something but still need someone to hand it to you right now.

Examples

Pass me that thingamajig on the table, the shiny one.

What is that thing you bought at the market even for?

Regional synonyms

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To spark interest, desire, or motivation for something. When something opens your appetite, it makes you want more: a travel video that makes you want to book a flight, a talk that makes you want to learn more, or literally, a smell that makes you hungry.