thingamajig
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thingamajig
- /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/
Where it comes from
From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.
noun thingamajigs · thingamejig · thingumajig · thingummyjig
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Something that one does not know the name of.
He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
Similar: thingy
Translations
Talk about this word "thingamajig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thingamajig. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thingamajig. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thingamajig "thingamajig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thingamajig.Cite this
@misc{thingamajig_2026,
title = {thingamajig},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thingamajig},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
