thingamabob
[ thing-uh-muh-bob ]
Origin of thingamabob
1First recorded in 1835–45; see origin at thingamajig, bob2
- Also thing·u·ma·bob, thing·um·bob [thing-uhm-bob] /ˈθɪŋ əmˌbɒb/
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How to use thingamabob in a sentence
What about your own hairbreadth 'scapes in the imminent, deadly thingumbob—I never can remember the whole of a quotation?
Our Square and the People in It | Samuel Hopkins AdamsOld Thingumbob, who used to live here--in my palace--said he would kill ten million of us to-day.
Caesar's Column | Ignatius DonnellyTake thic thingumbob out o' thy waistcoat pocket, and unvasten these bracelets thou'st put about my wrists.
Three Courses and a Dessert | AnonymousWe didnt any of us know that Doctor Thingumbob lived in that house.
Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry BarbourWhy don't you ask him to publish 'em in your old magazine, the Thingumbob?
The History of Pendennis | William Makepeace Thackeray
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