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thingamajig

/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/

thingamajig noun: something that one does not know the name of.

Noun

thingamajig (plural thingamajigs)

  1. (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
    • He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
    • "– – Engeneerin' is a cinch – All y' gotta do is shove one thingamajigg an' pull 'nother – –"1924, Hal Roach, H. M. Walker, Our Gang: The Sun Down Limited, retrieved 30 Mar 2023
    Synonyms:
    thingy

Synonyms of thingamajig

Forms of thingamajig

pluralthingamajigs
alternative formthingamejig
alternative formthingumajig
alternative formthingummyjig

Origin of thingamajig

From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.

Questions about thingamajig

What does thingamajig mean?
Thingamajig means something that one does not know the name of.
What part of speech is thingamajig?
Thingamajig is a noun.
How do you pronounce thingamajig?
Thingamajig is pronounced /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/.
What is the plural of thingamajig?
The plural of thingamajig is thingamajigs.

Words near thingamajig in the dictionary

  1. thingamabobs
  2. thingamadoodle
  3. thingamadoodles
  4. thingamafuck
  5. thingamafucks
  6. thingamajig
  7. thingamajigger
  8. thingamajiggers
  9. thingamajiggies
  10. thingamajiggy
  11. thingamajigs

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