Dingsbums

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Dingsbums

[ˈdɪŋsbʊms]

noun Dingsbums

colloquial jemand oder etwas, dessen Namen der sprechenden Person gerade nicht einfällt oder dessen Namen die sprechende Person nicht kennt Was macht denn der Dingsbums da? Wie heißt er noch?
Similar: Dings, Dingens, Dingsda, Dingenskirchen, Dingelchen

In English

whatchamacallit any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember
hickey referring to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled
gizmo thingy
thingy a thing
doohickey a thing
thingamajig something that one does not know the name of
thingamabob placeholder word

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"Dingsbums." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/dingsbums. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dingsbums. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/dingsbums

Chicago

"Dingsbums." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/dingsbums.

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@misc{dingsbums_2026,
  title = {Dingsbums},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/dingsbums},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}