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THINGAMAJIG
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thingamajig (plural thingamajigs)
(slang) Something that one does not know the name of.
Synonyms
• gizmo
• whatchamacallit
• whatshumacallit
• whatsitsname
• widget
• thing
• thingamabob
• thingy
• doojigger
• doohickey
• doover
• See also thingy
Source: Wiktionary
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