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- 1. used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention. informal
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Thingamabob is an informal word for an object whose name is forgotten. Learn how to pronounce it, see synonyms and translations, and find out the difference between thingamabob, thingamajig and thingummy.
- English (US)
THINGAMABOB meaning: 1. a word used, especially in spoken...
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- English (US)
A thingamabob is a thingamajig, a word for any unknown or unnamed object. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked. Also: thingamajig (ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪɡ ), thingamyjig (ˈθɪŋəmɪˌdʒɪɡ ), thingamy (ˈθɪŋəmɪ ) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: from thing1, with humorous suffix. thingamabob in American English.
Thingamabob is a very informal word for an object whose name you don’t know, have forgotten, or can’t recall at the moment. It’s often used to refer to gadgets or parts of things that might not even have a commonly known name, as in Before we attach the bracket, we have to insert this thingamabob here. Thingamabob is sometimes used even ...
Something odd or fanciful; a bauble, toy, knick-knack; something which one does not choose to name or specify: = thingamabob, n. (Rarely applied to…
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.
A thingamabob is an informal term for a thingamajig, which is a thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translation of this word, as well as related terms and examples.