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thingamabobs

thingamabobs is the plural of thingamabob.

Meaning of thingamabob

Noun

thingamabob (plural thingamabobs)

  1. (slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
    • "The tin thingamabob," insisted Mr. Trigget with slow dignity. "Call it what you will. Its purpose is self-evident. It acts as a dispirator—a distributor, that is to say—"1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    thingy, whatshisname

Questions about thingamabobs

What is thingamabobs the plural of?
Thingamabobs is the plural of thingamabob.

Words near thingamabobs in the dictionary

  1. thingabobs
  2. thingal
  3. thingamabob
  4. thingamabobber
  5. thingamabobbers
  6. thingamabobs
  7. thingamadoodle
  8. thingamadoodles
  9. thingamafuck
  10. thingamafucks
  11. thingamajig

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