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thingum

thingum noun: synonym of thingummy.

Noun

thingum (plural thingums)

  1. Synonym of thingummy.
    Synonyms:
    thingummy

Synonyms of thingum

Forms of thingum

pluralthingums

Origin of thingum

Perhaps originally from the gradational compound thingum-thangum (based on thing) with the same terminal syllable as in crinkum-crankum, harum-scarum, trinkum-trankum.

Questions about thingum

What does thingum mean?
Thingum means synonym of thingummy.
What part of speech is thingum?
Thingum is a noun.
What is the plural of thingum?
The plural of thingum is thingums.

Words near thingum in the dictionary

  1. things that go bump in the night
  2. things-in-themselves
  3. thingstead
  4. thingsteads
  5. Thingujam
  6. thingum
  7. thingumabob
  8. thingumabobs
  9. thingumajig
  10. thingumajigs
  11. thingumbob

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