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thingumabob
/ ˈθɪŋəəˌɒ /
noun
- informal.a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked dzٳԲܳᾱٳԲᾱˈθɪŋəəˌɪɡٳԲܳˈθɪŋəɪ
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thingumabob1
C18: from thing 1, with humorous suffix
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It had just been a game they had played while looking for the thingumabob.
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He smiled a sudden appreciation of what he was doing—trying to excuse his jilting of Henrietta—an event not far off if she persisted in holding him to the thingumabob foolishness.
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"Oh, we've forgotten the thingumabob," he exclaimed, "come help me find that."
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Looking for thingumabobs, planning popcorn feasts, having lots of fun and in a way that was intelligent.
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The girl's wide-eyed tenderness had irritated and frightened him after the incident in the kitchen when they had gone searching for the thingumabob.
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