thingummy

noun

thing·​um·​my ˈthiŋ-ə-mē 

plural thingummies

: thingamajig

Synonyms

• thingamajig
• thingamabob
• whatsit
• what-is-it
• doohickey
• whatsis
• whatchamacallit
• whatnot
• dingus
• thingumajig
• hickey

Examples of thingummy in a Sentence

an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier thingum

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thingummy

• chummy
• crummy
• dummy
• gummy
• mummy
• ramie
• rummy
• tummy
• yummy