thingie
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈθɪŋi/
- Informal
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- Can you hand me that thingie over there with the blue lid?
- a little thingie
Soon as these bad boys come out, these little nail Clipper thingies, I'm committed.
- Soon as these bad boys come out, these little nail Clipper thingies, I'm committed.
- I lost my original little ear thingies.
- Like these are the ones that I was telling you guys that I'm going to put on the little gift thingy.
Examples
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My thermostats are these Nest Smart thingies that I can also control with an app.
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It's this little red plastic thingie.
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Maybe his brain got fried in that phone booth thingie.
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No wonder they hide you away in this camper thingie.
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Yeah, we're going to some opening night cast thingie that I'm dragging them along to.
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I was just showing Marc the flusher thingie.
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They are thingies and we're allowed to call them that.
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Remember that Notre Dame box thingie that I auctioned off for charity last fall?
Blog text (32) -
Soon as these bad boys come out, these little nail Clipper thingies, I'm committed.
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THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS LIKE A NEW STARTER THINGIE.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unknown object or idea that is not named
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1.0
Something you do not know or cannot name
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8.4
An informal word for an object when you forget its name
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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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8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
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9.9
A word for an object whose name you do not know
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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 word people use for a person or object when they forget its name
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9.9
A thing whose name you cannot 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 small tool or object you forget 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 whose name you do not know
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
A word used for an object when you forget its name
A small device you do not know the name of
A small object used when you do not know its name
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thingie is a casual form of thing plus the ending -ie, where thing means 'object' and -ie makes a word sound small or friendly, like in doggie. So thingie is an informal, easy way to name an object when you can't remember its real name.