thingamajig
pronunciation
How to pronounce thingamajig in British English:
UK ['θɪŋəmədʒɪg]
How to pronounce thingamajig in American English:
US ['θɪŋəməˌdʒɪg]
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- Noun:
- something whose name is either forgotten or not known
Word Origin
- thingamajig (n.)
- also thingumajig, 1824, see thing. Compare thingum (1670s), thingumbob (1751), thingummy (1796).
Example
- 1. Is a little hidden by that thingamajig .
- 2. To make it start , you just pull this thingamajig out .
- 3. Daddy what do you call that thingamajig ?
- 4. Thingamajig something difficult to classify or whose name has been forgotten or is not known .