thingummy
noun/ˈθɪŋəmi/
/ˈθɪŋəmi/
(also thingamabob
/ˈθɪŋəməbɒb/
/ˈθɪŋəməbɑːb/
, thingamajig /ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡ/
/ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡ/
, thingy)(plural thingummies)
(informal)- used to refer to a person or thing whose name you do not know or have forgotten, or that you do not want to mention
- It's one of those thingummies for keeping papers together.
- Is thingummy going to be there? You know, that woman from the Sales Department?
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from thing + a meaningless suffix.
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