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noun
- 1. a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention: informal "it is difficult to know what to make of these complicated thingummies"
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noun. thing· um· my ˈthiŋ-ə-mē. plural thingummies. Synonyms of thingummy. : thingamajig. Synonyms. dingus. doodad. doohickey. hickey. thingamabob. thingamajig. thingumajig. whatchamacallit. whatnot. whatsit. whatsis. what-is-it. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of thingummy in a Sentence.
You refer to something or someone as thingummy, thingummyjig or thingummybob when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them.
thingummy. noun. /ˈθɪŋəmi/ (also thingamabob. /ˈθɪŋəməbɒb/ /ˈθɪŋəməbɑːb/ , thingamajig. /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.
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.
Jan 3, 2023 · thingummy (plural thingummies) Synonym of thingy: something one cannot remember the name of, or is unable to or does not care to specify precisely. Synonym of whatshisname: someone one cannot remember the name of.
Define thingummy. thingummy synonyms, thingummy pronunciation, thingummy translation, English dictionary definition of thingummy. Noun 1. thingummy - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may...
thingummy. Thingummy is an informal or colloquial term commonly used in British English to refer to an object or person whose name one can't remember, doesn’t know, or can't be bothered to say. It is an equivalent to "thing", "what's its name", "whachamacallit" or "thingamabob" in American English.
