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thingamabobenUK
thing·a·ma·bob or thing·u·ma·bob T0166400 (thĭng′ə-mə-bŏb′) also thing·um·bob (thĭng′əm-bŏb′)n. Informal A thingamajig.
[Alteration of thingumbob : obsolete thingum (from thing) + bob.]thingamabob (ˈθɪŋəməˌbɒb) or thingamybobninformal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked. Also: thingamajig, thingamyjig or thingamy [C18: from thing1, with humorous suffix]thing•a•ma•jig or thing•u•ma•jig (ˈθɪŋ ə məˌdʒɪg)
n. a thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name. [1870–75; thingum or thingummy (based on thing1) + jig1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  thingamabob - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "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"gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmickstuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" |
IdiomsSeewhatchamacallitthingamabobenUK
Synonyms for thingamabobnoun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownSynonyms- gismo
- gizmo
- gubbins
- thingamajig
- thingmabob
- thingmajig
- thingumabob
- thingumajig
- thingummy
- whatchamacallit
- whatchamacallum
- whatsis
- widget
- doodad
- doohickey
- doojigger
- gimmick
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