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I like the general-purpose substitute term my mother-in-law used:

dooflop

I've never heard it anywhere else. I wonder if it is of her own invention?


I found it in a list of American Indefinite Names, compiled by Louise Pound, which includes the following doo-words:

doobob
doobobble
doobobbus
doobiddie
doobinnie
doodad
doodaddle
doodaddy
doodibbie
doodiddie
doodingle
doodinkus
doodle
doodlefadgit
dooflicker
dooflickus
dooflinkie
dooflinkus
dooflop
doofloppie (hi Jackie)
doofloppus
doofunny
doogadget
dooginkus
doogood
doohickie
doohinkie
doohinkus
doojiebob
doojigger
doojiggus
doojinnie
doojumfunny
doololly
doomiejig
doomAWADja
doomiewadjie
doosenwhacker
doowhacker
doowhackie
doowhopper

(you try spellchecking this stuff!)