thingo

English

Etymology

From thing +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

thingo (plural thingos)

1. (Australia) A thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.
   • 2004 December, AUUGN, page 12:

     Windows^TM and Microsoft^TM®; apparently are registered trademark thingos belonging to Microsoft Corporation.

   • 2005, Liz Byrski, Food, Sex and Money‎^[1], page 386:

     ‘Cup of coffee, Bonnie?’ Tan asked, appearing immediately at her side.
     ‘Camomile tea, I think,’ she said. ‘And one of those new orange and almond thingos that Fran and Sean were trying out.’

   • 2010, Deb Fitzpatrick, 90 Packets of Instant Noodles‎^[2], page 68:

     All those scanning thingos at the front of the store don′t make any difference if you know how to handle them.

Synonyms

• (thing whose name is unknown or forgotten): thingamajig, thingie, thingy
• See also Thesaurus:thingy

Translations

thingy — see thingy

Anagrams

• hoting, noight, Higton