thingamabob

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thing·a·ma·bob

or thing·u·ma·bob (thĭng′ə-mə-bŏb′) also thing·um·bob (thĭng′əm-bŏb′)

n. Informal

A thingamajig.

[Alteration of thingumbob : obsolete thingum (from thing) + bob.]

thingamabob

(ˈθɪŋəməˌbɒb) or

thingamybob

informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked. Also: thingamajig, thingamyjig or thingamy

[C18: from thing¹, with humorous suffix]

thing•a•ma•jig

or thing•u•ma•jig

(ˈθɪŋ ə məˌdʒɪg)

n.

a thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name.

[1870–75; thingum or thingummy (based on thing¹) + jig¹]

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Noun

thingamabob - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick

stuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"

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