thingumabob

thing·a·ma·bob

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

n. Informal

A thingamajig.

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

thingumabob

(ˈθɪŋəməˌbɒb) or

thingummybob

n

informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked. Also: thingumajig, thingummyjig, thingumbob or thingummy

[C18: from thing¹, with humorous suffix]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thingumabob - 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, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick 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 specs → fulano el de las gafas

thingumabob

[ˈθɪŋ/əmɪˌbɒb] thingamajig [ˈθɪŋ/əmɪˌdʒɪg] thingummy [ˈθɪŋəmɪ] n (fam) → coso, cosa