thingumbob

Variant of thingamabob

thingamabob definition

thinga·ma·bob or thingumabob thing′·uma·bob′ (t̸hiŋ′ə mə bäb′)

noun

Informal thingamajig
also thingumbob thing′·um·bob′ (-əm bäb′) or thingummy thing′·ummy (t̸hiŋ′gum′ē, t̸hiŋ′əm ē)

Etymology: see thingamajig

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