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thingamajig definition

thinga·ma·jig or thingumajig thing′·uma·jig′ (-jig′)

noun

Informal any device, contrivance, gadget, etc.: jocular substitute for a name not known or temporarily forgotten

Etymology: extension of older thingum, thing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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