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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 is an informal word for something that you can't remember the name of. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and translations in different languages.
- English (US)
THINGY meaning: 1. sometimes used if you can't remember...
- Znaczenie Thingy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
THINGY definicja: 1. sometimes used if you can't remember...
- Thingy Spanish Translation
THINGY translate: fulano, fulana, cosa, chisme, chisme...
- Thingy: Russian Translation
THINGY translate: штука, человек. Learn more in the...
- Thingy: Polish Translation
thingy translate: interes, gość, facet/ka. Learn more in the...
- Thingy Turkish Translation
thingy translate: gibi/benzeri şey/şeyi; ...imsi/ımsı şey....
- Thingy: Norwegian Translation
thingy - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...
- Thingy: Portuguese Translation
thingy translate: fulano \ fulana, coisa, troço, coisa...
- English (US)
Thingy is an informal word for something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of thingy from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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 is an informal word used when you can't remember something's name. Learn how to use it in sentences and see how it is translated in different languages.
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.