thingummy
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈθɪŋəmi/
- Informal
Examples
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It's all over, Mrs. Thingummy.
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This Victor thingummy-
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Prince... thingummy isn't going to give ha'porth for a scrap of paper that's come all t'way from Lancashire.
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Can you hand me that thingummy over there on the shelf?
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I forgot the name of the thingummy that we discussed in the meeting.
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She pointed at the small thingummy on the table and asked what it was.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An unknown object or idea that is not named
∞
1.0
Something you do not know or cannot name
74
8.4
An informal word for an object when you forget its name
42
5.1
A small useful thing or tool for a particular job
30
9.2
A simple word for an object you cannot remember the name of
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9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
7
9.9
A word for an object whose name you do not know
7
8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
6
9.9
A word people use for a person or object when they forget its name
5
9.6
A thing whose name you do not know or remember
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5.6
A small object whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A small tool or object you forget the name of
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9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
1
9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
1
9.9
A word for something whose name you cannot remember
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8.5
A small device you do not know the name of
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9.9
Small things you do not know the name of or need
A person or thing with no name
An object whose name you don't know or have forgotten
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
A word used for an object when you forget its name
A small object used when you do not know its name
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thingummy is a playful word made from the common word thing with a silly ending, like in thingamajig or whatchamacallit, that people use when a name is forgotten. So, thingummy points to a person or object when the name is 'forgotten' or 'unknown'.