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dingus (diŋ′əs)

noun

Informal any device; contrivance; gadget: humorous substitute for a name temporarily forgotten or not known

Etymology: Du dinges (or Ger dings), thingumabob, orig. gen. of ding, thing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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