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- Dictionarythingy/ˈθɪŋi/
noun
- 1. a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention. informal
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THINGY definition: 1. sometimes used if you can't remember someone's or something's name: 2. sometimes used if you…. Learn more.
The meaning of THINGY is something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten : thing, thingamajig. How to use thingy in a sentence.
Thingy is sometimes used even if you know the name of the thing you’re referring to, as in I’ve got a whole boxful of these thingies—take as many as you want. The word is also sometimes used to refer to things that are not physical objects, such as events, types of media, or abstract concepts.
THINGY meaning: 1. sometimes used if you can't remember someone's or something's name: 2. sometimes used if you…. Learn more.
You refer to something or someone as thingy when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them.
THINGY definition: used to refer to something or someone when you cannot remember their name: . Learn more.
noun. /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.
