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thingamajig
noun thing·am·a·jig \ˈthiŋ-ə-mə-ˌjig\
: something whose name you have forgotten or do not know
Full Definition of THINGAMAJIG
: something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten
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Variants of THINGAMAJIG
thing·am·a·jig or thing·um·a·jig \ˈthiŋ-ə-mə-ˌjig\
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Origin of THINGAMAJIG
alteration of earlier thingum, from thing
First Known Use: 1828
Related to THINGAMAJIG
- Synonyms
- dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, doodad (or thingumajig), thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatnot, whatsit (also whatsis or what-is-it)
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