First Known Use: 1796
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thingummy
noun thing·um·my \ˈthiŋ-ə-mē\
plural thing·um·mies
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Origin of THINGUMMY
alteration of earlier thingum
Related to THINGUMMY
- Synonyms
- dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), doodad, whatchamacallit, whatnot, whatsit (also whatsis or what-is-it)
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