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thingamabob

[thing-uh-muh-bob]
noun Informal.
  1. thingamajig.
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Also thing·u·ma·bob, thing·um·bob [thing-uh m-bob] /ˈθɪŋ əmˌbɒb/

Origin of thingamabob

First recorded in 1835–45; see origin at thingamajig, bob2
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Examples from the Web for thingumabob

Historical Examples

  • It had just been a game they had played while looking for the thingumabob.

    Gargoyles

    Ben Hecht

British Dictionary definitions for thingumabob

thingumabob

thingamabob

noun
  1. informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlookedAlso: thingumajig, thingamajig (ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪɡ), thingummy (ˈθɪŋəmɪ)
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Word Origin

C18: from thing 1, with humorous suffix
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