as in whatsit
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember
it seems to be missing some little dingus that holds everything in place
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Recent Examples of dingus
Companion, meanwhile, quickly makes clear what a dingus Josh is; the film seems uninterested in deeper character study, instead just generating turns aplenty to keep up the momentum.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Don’t let some emotionally immature dingus shake you.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Trent is every bit the dingus Cole described him as, but still makes two modestly worthwhile contributions to the entire affair.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Almost all are some form of dingus.
—Dan Carson, Chron, 16 Apr. 2021
So, naturally, that handsome and talented dingus would also have some absolutely obnoxious music opinions.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 1 Feb. 2018
David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Don’t let some emotionally immature dingus shake you.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Trent is every bit the dingus Cole described him as, but still makes two modestly worthwhile contributions to the entire affair.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Almost all are some form of dingus.
—Dan Carson, Chron, 16 Apr. 2021
So, naturally, that handsome and talented dingus would also have some absolutely obnoxious music opinions.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 1 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dingus
Noun
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Now, the Entity intends to annihilate humanity in four days unless it can be taken offline by a key that accesses a gizmo in the Arctic Sea that connects to a whatsit that Ving Rhames’s weary Luther is attempting to invent from a makeshift hospital bed somewhere in the subway tunnels of London.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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In this intricately improvised whatsit, Indonesian immigrants Asri and Hasan convene every day at twilight hour, in the heart of Taiwan’s oldest city, to share the day’s news and experiences, spinning second-hand tales of migrant struggle into rhapsodically spontaneous verse.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lenovo’s claim appears to be that the Legion 9i can fully cool itself with this method, no thingamajig needed.—
Monica Chin,
The Verge,
1 Sep. 2023
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Shot in 2021, the film apparently featured a crew of Ukrainian gangsters as the henchmen of Hugh Grant’s billionaire arms dealer antagonist, Greg Simmonds (who is brokering the thingamajig deal).—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2023
Noun
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But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ty, who grew up in Breckenridge, also has eyes on other high-end outdoor doohickeys to complement the Skyloft Van.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
10 Oct. 2025
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Since the pandemic cooking boom left home chefs enamored with countertop gear, the appetite has shifted to smarter machines that can replace a fleet of gadgets—air fryer, toaster, dehydrator, slow cooker, even that sous-vide thingamabob—without swallowing up half the kitchen.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Friends emerge from the weekend with a lot of hickeys.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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In other words, don't bother asking how to get rid of a hickey fast.—
Lindsey Ellefson,
Glamour,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Neighbor-bully-jerkface Trey takes the bolt cutters to the tunnel’s electrical whatchamacallits, which causes a minor explosion and opens up that wicked grate that got Matty in ’94.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Jan. 2025
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Also: how in the name of Philadelphia Flyers hockey legend Bobby Clarke did this show get Gritty, the giant orange whatchamacallit who is the Flyers mascot, as its opening night guest star?—
Gene Seymour,
CNN,
22 Sep. 2022
Noun
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That’s a way not to have a complete blender, but still there’s times where guys need a spark or whatnot.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nick: installed some really cool stone steps and whatnot.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For me, her most useful doodad was a 10-inch microwave splatter cover (Nordic Ware, $1.82 at Walmart).—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Despite its failings, the Regal incubator achieves greatness as a cool toy/doodad.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dingus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dingus. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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