α. 1800s– thing-a-me-toy (English regional (northern and midlands)), 1900s– thing-a-me-tight, 1900s– thingumitite, 1900s– thingummytight, 1900s– thingummytite.
β. English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s thing-am-te-toy, 1900s– thingemtitoy.
单词 | thingummytite |
释义 | thingummytiten.α. 1800s– thing-a-me-toy (English regional (northern and midlands)), 1900s– thing-a-me-tight, 1900s– thingumitite, 1900s– thingummytight, 1900s– thingummytite. β. English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s thing-am-te-toy, 1900s– thingemtitoy. British 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 1865 W. S. Banks List Provinc. Words Wakefield (at cited word) Miss Thing-a-me-toy. 1872 P. H. Chavasse Aphorisms Mental Culture & Training of Child 24 Invitations..addressed ‘Mr So-and so’, and ‘Miss Thing-a-me-tight’. 1937 G. Frankau More of Us xvii. 177 Quick. The small green phial. It's in my bathroom. In the thingummytight—The corner cupboard. 1960 Times 11 Apr. 14/2 I give much time and thought and what little talent I have to playing, and along comes Mr. Thingummytite and says, ‘All wrong!’ 1980 D. Bogarde Gentle Occup. i. 21 Nothing in the taps of course because the terrorists had buggered up the hydroelectric thingummytites. 2001 J. Grieve They're only Human ii. 26 ‘Nymph,’ she whispered,..‘in thy whatdoyoucallems be all my thingummytites remembered.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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