oojah capivvy UK /ˌuːdʒɑː kəˈpɪvi/US /ˌudʒə kəˈpɪvi/ noun1 •(informal, no longer used) Something that one cannot name or does not know the name of; a whatsit.If that’s what you want to work for, right, let’s start, get the bibles out. ―Ooja ka pivi! commented Barnes, and added as an afterthought: Spas! — 1975