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Definition of Thingumajig
1. Noun. Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known. "There may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
Exact synonyms: Doodad, Doohickey, Doojigger, Gimmick, Gismo, Gizmo, Gubbins, Thingamabob, Thingamajig, Thingmabob, Thingmajig, Thingumabob, Thingummy, Whatchamacallit, Whatchamacallum, Whatsis, Widget
Generic synonyms: Stuff
Generic synonyms: Stuff
Definition of Thingumajig
1. Noun. Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thingumajig
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thingumajig
Literary usage of Thingumajig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1906)
"Was n't that awful when I could n't think of the name of the chandelier, and
called it a thingumajig right before that lovely old Doctor Burton? ..."
2. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"... (not thingumajig), also English." (James Lancey.) thrash, thresh (pp. 23, 79).
The same distinction holds good in England. ..."
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