One of the words below is from the 1700s. Can you guess which one?From "thingamajig" and "whatchamacallit" to "what's-his-face" and "you-know-who", it turns out we've been forgetting the names of things for quite a long time.Your challenge in today's ABC More or Less quiz is to rank the words we reach for in those momentary mind blanks, according to when they were made up. Date data from Etymonline.How to play:Drag each name into the shaded box. Hit Submit when you're happy.You have three guesses per round. And there are always three rounds.You can get a hint if you're stuck.Where to find all the ABC's quizzesWant to test yourself even further?Take a squiz at the ABC News quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes.
Quiz: Is 'thingamijig' older than 'whatchamacallit'?
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