thingummy

noun

ˈthiŋ-ə-mē How to pronounce thingummy (audio)
Definition of thingummynext
as in thingamajig
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thingummy
  1. thingamajig
  2. whatsit
  3. doohickey
  4. whatnot
  5. whatchamacallit
  6. thingamabob
  7. dingus
  8. hickey
Noun
  • And this doesn’t include the little four-facial-expression thingamajigs in airport restrooms that ask you to rank cleanliness by touching them.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
  • 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
Definition of thingamajig
Noun
  • Sometimes, images are blurred and overlaid as densely as the chaos of musical fragments and creaking sonic whatsits in Joseph Field Eccles and Nick Smyth’s own sound design.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Back then, the song was a fast, visionary whatsit, all pulsing, pipe-like synths and simple, buzzing one-bit melodies.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
Definition of whatsit
Noun
  • There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of doohickey
Noun
  • And some indie IPs get that wrong, especially when going to film adaptation and whatnot.
    — William Earl, Variety, 29 May 2026
  • And that encompasses staffing and a lot of coordinating with other things, doctors and whatnot.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
Definition of whatnot
Noun
  • 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
  • The ranking only includes the 193 breeds that the AKC recognizes, so unfortunately, mixed breeds like maltipoos, goldendoodles and whatchamacallits aren't on it.
    — AJ Willingham, CNN, 9 May 2020
Definition of whatchamacallit
Noun
  • Ariel’s reaction to King Triton blowing up all her thingamabobs is understandable.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Wicks ends up dead, stabbed in the back with a sinister-looking thingamabob.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of thingamabob
Noun
  • Of course that virtue signaling dingus, RJ, did not send a picture of his lawn….
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • Here, this happily deluded dingus is played by a modern master of the type, David Cross.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of dingus
Noun
  • Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
    — Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The final piece of the puzzle snaps into place as the gang attends a party thrown by Mac’s friend and former producer Roya (Haven Burton), who happens to own the monkey that gave Mac that embarrassing small-mouth hickey.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of hickey
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“Thingummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thingummy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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