oojah capivvy

== English == === Alternative forms === ooja capivvy, ooja ka pivvy, ooja ka pivi, oojah capiff, ojah capiff, oojah ka piv, ooja ka piv, oojah kerpiv, oojah-cum-pivvy, hoojah kapippy, ujahkapiv === Etymology === Unknown. Perhaps from Urdu ḥujjat kāfī fīhi (“argument is sufficient”); compare oojah. Sornig (see quotations below) suggests derivation from Neapolitan agio capit (“I've understood”), but seems to be alone in this suggestion. Attested from the 1910s, often described as soldiers’ or sailors’ slang. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌuːdʒɑː kəˈpɪvi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌudʒə kəˈpɪvi/ === Noun === oojah capivvy (informal, dated, now rare) Something that one cannot name or does not know the name of; a whatsit. Synonym: oojah === See also === oojah-cum-spiff wigwam for a goose's bridle === References ===