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thingumabob

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thing·a·ma·bob or thing·u·ma·bob  (thng-m-bb) also thing·um·bob (thngm-bb)
n. Informal
A thingamajig.

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

thingumabob, thingamabob [ˈθɪŋəməˌbɒb]
n
Informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked Also thingumajig thingamajig [ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪg], thingummy [ˈθɪŋəmɪ]
[from thing1, with humorous suffix]
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Noun1.thingumabob - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownthingumabob - 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"
stuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"
Translations
thingumabob [ˈθɪŋəmɪbɒb] thingamajig [ˈθɪŋəmɪdʒɪg] thingummy [ˈθɪŋəmɪ] thingy [ˈθɪŋɪ] N (= object) → chisme m, cosa f; (= person) → fulano/a m/f
old thingumabob with the specsfulano el de las gafas
thingumabob [ˈθɪŋmɪˌbɒb] thingamajig [ˈθɪŋmɪˌdʒɪg] thingummy [ˈθɪŋəmɪ] n (fam) → coso, cosa


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