Czech
In Czech, there are several placeholder words for things like toto, tentononc, udělátko (gadget), bazmek, hejble, etc.
For persons, týpek placeholder word is becoming increasingly popular (in slang, among young people, etc.). Where a name is expected, Jan Novák is often used.
The most common placeholder name for a distant place is Tramtárie.
Czechs and Slovaks would also usually understand each other's placeholder words.
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“I’m neither Czech nor Slovak ... I’m still trying to figure out who I am. I think I’m Jewish. But first I want to be human.”
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