thingamabobn.

Brit.

/ˈθɪŋəmᵻbɒb/, U.S.

/ˈθɪŋəməˌbɑb/

Forms:

α. 1700s thinkembob, 1700s 1900s– thingambob, 1700s– thingabob, 1700s– thingembob, 1700s– thingumbob.

β. 1700s 1900s– thingamybob, 1800s– thingamabob, 1800s– thingamobob, 1800s– thingumabob, 1800s– thingumebob, 1800s– thingummybob, 1900s– thingamebob, 1900s– thingamibob, 1900s– thingammabob, 1900s– thingammibob, 1900s– thingammybob, 1900s– thingemmybob, 1900s– thingumibob, 1900s– thingummabob, 1900s– thingummebob, 1900s– thingummibob, 1900s– thingumybob, 1900s– thingymibob.

γ. English regional (Yorkshire) 1800s– thingemtibob, 1800s– thingumtibob.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: thing n.¹; thingum n.

Etymology: Apparently an extended form of either thing n.¹ or thingum n., perhaps immediately after jiggumbob n., kickumbob n. (although see discussion below). The β. forms apparently show remodelling after thingummy n. and later probably also after thingamajig n. With the γ. forms compare thingumty , variant of thingummy n. Compare also thingamerry n., thingummytite n.With the ending perhaps compare bob n.², bob n.³ 2, attested in senses ‘sport, trick, joke’, as are jig n.¹ 5 (compare thingamajig n.) and toy n. (compare thingametoy at thingummytite n.). N.E.D. (1912) enters this under thingumbob and gives the pronunciation as (þi·ŋəmbǫb) /ˈθɪŋəmbɒb/.

colloquial.

= thingummy n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown

swilk and swilkc1175

thinga1325

what-call-ye-him1473

who knows what?1548

I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568

God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569

washical1575

what-d'ye-call-'em1593

so-and-so1596

whiblin1604

so-fortha1616

jiggumboba1625

know-not-whata1642

thingum1652

thingum-thangum1684

what's-his-name1697

something or other1706

thingummy1737

thingamabob1751

something1764

what's-her-name1816

conundrum1817

thingamerry1819

thingamajig1824

somebody1825

what's-its-name1839

whangdoodle1852

thingummytite1865

dingus1866

what-not1876

whatsita1882

gilguy1883

gadget1886

dingbat1894

doohickey1914

oojah1917

oojah capivvy1917

oojiboo1918

doodad1920

tiddlypush1923

whosis1923

thingy1927

doodah1928

doofer1937

hootenanny1940

whatchamacallit1942

gizmo1943

frammis1948

whosit1948

whifflow1961

oobyjiver1963

whatsisface1967

oojamaflip1970

what's-her-face1980

α.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. ii. 14 In a laced doublet and thingumbobs at the wrists.

1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xxi. 233 Pray, is one Miss Anville in any of them thing-embobs?

1788 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 181 One is composed of the thingumbobs called Cinq-foils, which you will find in your seal.

1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 9 But Mr. Thingumbob, the prompter man, Gave with his hand my chaise a shove.

1878 H. J. Byron Weak Woman iii. 29 To quote the bard, as two stars keep not their what's his names in one thingumbob, I call you out.

1938 ‘E. Queen’ Devil to Pay iv. 58 The radio needs a new thingumbob—I've told the manager about it.

1984 D. Brin Practice Effect vii. iv. 137 Where does this thing..fit? Does it go into the thingumbob? Or the doohickey?

β. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 242 Has Lord Thing a my bob—I forget the animal's name—refused him ?1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. ii. 41 A lonely grey house with a thingumebob at the top; a servatory they call it.1852 W. Collins Basil II. vi. 130 You've got your black dress thingummybobs on, all right and ready.1899 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 11 Sept. Here's the prescription, and here's the—er—thingamabob that your mother wanted.1919 G. B. Shaw Great Catherine i, in Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War 126 You are Captain Whatshisname; and your uncle is the Earl of Whatdyecallum; and your father is Bishop of Thingummybob.1944 Times 27 May 7/6 (advt.) Some manufacturers..may be keen on finding out just what possibilities these materials have for the manufacture of their thingummy-bobs and what-do-you-call-its.1987 J. Hersey Affinities in Fling (1990) 196 Displayed on several tables..was an astonishing array of thingamabobs.2005 Independent 27 Apr. 33/1 I once had to take an IQ thingamabob at an American university.γ. 1881 Saunterer's Satchel 29 A gurt heigh wooden thingemtibob, somat like a wardrobe.1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. & Lore 206 Thing-um-ti-bob, anything with an unremembered, or no particular name. Sometimes varied to ‘thing-um-ti-toy’ or ‘thingummy-jig’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thingamabob
释义	thingamabobn. Brit. /ˈθɪŋəmᵻbɒb/, U.S. /ˈθɪŋəməˌbɑb/ Forms: α. 1700s thinkembob, 1700s 1900s– thingambob, 1700s– thingabob, 1700s– thingembob, 1700s– thingumbob. β. 1700s 1900s– thingamybob, 1800s– thingamabob, 1800s– thingamobob, 1800s– thingumabob, 1800s– thingumebob, 1800s– thingummybob, 1900s– thingamebob, 1900s– thingamibob, 1900s– thingammabob, 1900s– thingammibob, 1900s– thingammybob, 1900s– thingemmybob, 1900s– thingumibob, 1900s– thingummabob, 1900s– thingummebob, 1900s– thingummibob, 1900s– thingumybob, 1900s– thingymibob. γ. English regional (Yorkshire) 1800s– thingemtibob, 1800s– thingumtibob. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: thing n.¹; thingum n. Etymology: Apparently an extended form of either thing n.¹ or thingum n., perhaps immediately after jiggumbob n., kickumbob n. (although see discussion below). The β. forms apparently show remodelling after thingummy n. and later probably also after thingamajig n. With the γ. forms compare thingumty , variant of thingummy n. Compare also thingamerry n., thingummytite n.With the ending perhaps compare bob n.², bob n.³ 2, attested in senses ‘sport, trick, joke’, as are jig n.¹ 5 (compare thingamajig n.) and toy n. (compare thingametoy at thingummytite n.). N.E.D. (1912) enters this under thingumbob and gives the pronunciation as (þi·ŋəmbǫb) /ˈθɪŋəmbɒb/. colloquial. = thingummy n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown swilk and swilkc1175 thinga1325 what-call-ye-him1473 who knows what?1548 I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568 God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569 washical1575 what-d'ye-call-'em1593 so-and-so1596 whiblin1604 so-fortha1616 jiggumboba1625 know-not-whata1642 thingum1652 thingum-thangum1684 what's-his-name1697 something or other1706 thingummy1737 thingamabob1751 something1764 what's-her-name1816 conundrum1817 thingamerry1819 thingamajig1824 somebody1825 what's-its-name1839 whangdoodle1852 thingummytite1865 dingus1866 what-not1876 whatsita1882 gilguy1883 gadget1886 dingbat1894 doohickey1914 oojah1917 oojah capivvy1917 oojiboo1918 doodad1920 tiddlypush1923 whosis1923 thingy1927 doodah1928 doofer1937 hootenanny1940 whatchamacallit1942 gizmo1943 frammis1948 whosit1948 whifflow1961 oobyjiver1963 whatsisface1967 oojamaflip1970 what's-her-face1980 α. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. ii. 14 In a laced doublet and thingumbobs at the wrists. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xxi. 233 Pray, is one Miss Anville in any of them thing-embobs? 1788 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 181 One is composed of the thingumbobs called Cinq-foils, which you will find in your seal. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 9 But Mr. Thingumbob, the prompter man, Gave with his hand my chaise a shove. 1878 H. J. Byron Weak Woman iii. 29 To quote the bard, as two stars keep not their what's his names in one thingumbob, I call you out. 1938 ‘E. Queen’ Devil to Pay iv. 58 The radio needs a new thingumbob—I've told the manager about it. 1984 D. Brin Practice Effect vii. iv. 137 Where does this thing..fit? Does it go into the thingumbob? Or the doohickey? β. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 242 Has Lord Thing a my bob—I forget the animal's name—refused him ?1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. ii. 41 A lonely grey house with a thingumebob at the top; a servatory they call it.1852 W. Collins Basil II. vi. 130 You've got your black dress thingummybobs on, all right and ready.1899 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 11 Sept. Here's the prescription, and here's the—er—thingamabob that your mother wanted.1919 G. B. Shaw Great Catherine i, in Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War 126 You are Captain Whatshisname; and your uncle is the Earl of Whatdyecallum; and your father is Bishop of Thingummybob.1944 Times 27 May 7/6 (advt.) Some manufacturers..may be keen on finding out just what possibilities these materials have for the manufacture of their thingummy-bobs and what-do-you-call-its.1987 J. Hersey Affinities in Fling (1990) 196 Displayed on several tables..was an astonishing array of thingamabobs.2005 Independent 27 Apr. 33/1 I once had to take an IQ thingamabob at an American university.γ. 1881 Saunterer's Satchel 29 A gurt heigh wooden thingemtibob, somat like a wardrobe.1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. & Lore 206 Thing-um-ti-bob, anything with an unremembered, or no particular name. Sometimes varied to ‘thing-um-ti-toy’ or ‘thingummy-jig’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1751
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