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thingumabob
/ ˈθɪŋəməˌbɒb /
noun
Also: thingumajig. thingamajig. thingummy. informal, a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
Word History and Origins
Origin of thingumabob1
Example Sentences
It had just been a game they had played while looking for the thingumabob.
He smiled a sudden appreciation of what he was doing—trying to excuse his jilting of Henrietta—an event not far off if she persisted in holding him to the thingumabob foolishness.
"Oh, we've forgotten the thingumabob," he exclaimed, "come help me find that."
Looking for thingumabobs, planning popcorn feasts, having lots of fun and in a way that was intelligent.
The girl's wide-eyed tenderness had irritated and frightened him after the incident in the kitchen when they had gone searching for the thingumabob.
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