THINGUMMY

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

thingummy (plural thingummies)

synonym of thingy: something one cannot remember the name of.

synonym of whatshisname: someone one cannot remember the name of.

Source: Wiktionary



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