thingamajig
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈθɪŋəˌmædʒɪg/
- Informal
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cachivache
- Can you hand me that thingamajig over there? I forgot its name.
And then it has the black zipper with the little silver thingamajig.
- And then it has the black zipper with the little silver thingamajig.
- I actually need to make a mission to hop online and reorder because that is a beautiful, gorgeous ombre lip, You know, kind of thingamajig.
Examples
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E.B.: Daddy, what do you call that thingamajig?
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As you can see, I've got a few little storage thingamajigs in here.
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You said thingamajig a lot.
Fiction book (1991) -
The thingamajig in your pocket, quickly.
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Speaking of which, what is this thingamajig, anyhow?
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Must buy a special cord for this; gotta buy this thingamajig for that.
Blog text (33) -
Finally, there'd be a thingamajig that would bring everyone together... ...even if it kept them apart spatially.
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Finally, there'd be a thingamajig that would bring everyone together, even if it kept 'em apart spatially.
Fiction book (1994) -
I have never had a child as fascinated by trucks and machinery as he; we watched the bulldozer/excavator thingamajig for twenty minutes from the sidewalk.
Blog text (28) -
But Nelson had saved it carefully and given it back the following year, and ever since then, he and Granddad had faithfully swapped their little thingamajig at Christmas.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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8.4
An informal word for an object when you forget its name
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5.1
A small useful thing or tool for a particular job
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7.1
A small device or tool whose name you do not know
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9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
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7.7
A person whose name you do not know or remember
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8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
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9.6
An informal word for an object or person whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A word for an object whose name you do not know
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9.2
A simple word for an object you cannot remember the name of
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5.6
A small object whose name you cannot remember
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9.6
A thing whose name you do not know or remember
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9.9
A casual word for a person or thing whose name you do not know
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9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A small tool or object you forget the name of
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
A person or thing with no name
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
A small object whose name you do not know
A word used for an object when you forget its name
A small device you do not know the name of
A word for something whose name you cannot remember
An object whose name you don't know or have forgotten
A small object used when you do not know its name
Small things you do not know the name of or need
How Vague
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word thingamajig starts with the everyday word thing and adds a playful made-up ending -majig, similar to friendly filler words like 'doohickey' or 'whatchamacallit'. So, thingamajig is used for 'something whose name you forgot or do not want to say'.