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Thingamabob

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Noun

1. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget

something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Example Sentences:
'she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket'
'there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Thingamabob

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noun
informal
a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
. Also: thingamajig (ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪɡ ), thingamyjig (ˈθɪŋəmɪˌdʒɪɡ ), thingamy (ˈθɪŋəmɪ )

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Thingamabob

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noun
Informal
thingamajig
: also ˈthingumˌbob (ˈθɪŋəmˌbɑb ; t hiŋˈəmbäbˌ), ˈthingummy (ˈθɪŋˌgʌmi ; t hiŋˈgumˌē; ˈθɪŋəmi ; t hiŋˈəmē)

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Thingamabob

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n.
Informal
A thingamajig.

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