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THINGAMAJIG

Dictionary entry overview: What does thingamajig mean?

• THINGAMAJIG (noun)
The noun THINGAMAJIG has 1 sense:

1. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Familiarity information: THINGAMAJIG used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THINGAMAJIG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

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

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms ("thingamajig" is a kind of...):

stuff (miscellaneous unspecified objects)

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