English Explanatory Dictionary

thingamabob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.

Pronunciation

En-au-thingamabob.ogg

Word forms

thingamabob thingamabobs thingamabobber thingamybob thingmabob thingumabob thingumbob thingumebob thingummabob thingummybob thingymabob

Etymology

Alteration of thingumbob: obsolete thingum (from thing) + bob. Earliest citation from 1751, as thingumbobs.

Synonyms

thingy whatshisname
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