Doodad informal noun
Used to indicate a name of gadget or item whose true name is unknown or has been forgotten.
A: Give me that doodad to fix my car. B: Here you go.
Is this the little doodad you lost, Mark?
I'm afraid that we can't afford to buy that doodad.
If someone cuts a sorry figure, he or she creates an unfavourable impression to others or causes others to regard him or her unfavourably.
Lisa cut a sorry figure at the job interview