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thingamajig

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thing·a·ma·jig also thing·um·a·jig  (thng-m-jg)
n. Informal
Something difficult to classify or whose name has been forgotten or is not known.
[Alteration of obsolete thingum (from thing) + jig.]
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Noun1.thingamajig - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownthingamajig - 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, thingamabob, 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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The fact is that everything that is traditional was once new, and I''ll bet that when it was new back then, there were traditionalists at the time talking about how they don''t like that newfangled thingamajig.
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