thingummy
thing·um·my
noun \ˈthiŋ-ə-mē\ plural thing·um·mies
Definition of THINGUMMY
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- <an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days>
Origin of THINGUMMY
alteration of earlier thingum
First Known Use: 1796
Related to THINGUMMY
Synonyms: dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), doodad, whatchamacallit, whatnot, whatsit (also whatsis or what-is-it)
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