thingamajig
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole.[1] Compare thingamabob, etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
thingamajig (plural thingamajigs)
- (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
- He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
- 1924, Hal Roach, H. M. Walker, Our Gang: The Sun Down Limited[1], retrieved 30 March 2023:
- "– – Engeneerin' is a cinch – All y' gotta do is shove one thingamajigg an' pull 'nother – –"
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:thingy
Translations[edit]
something that one does not know the name of
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References[edit]
- ^ “thingamajig”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading[edit]
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