thingy
noun/ˈθɪŋi/
/ˈθɪŋi/
(also thingamabob, thingamajig, thingummy)
(plural thingies)
(informal)- used to refer to a person or thing whose name you do not know or have forgotten, or which you do not want to mention
- Look at that woman over there—the one with the straw hat with the pink thingy around it.
- This new multimedia thingy means you can research things a lot more easily.
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