Thingamabob Definition
thiŋəməbäb
noun
A thingamajig.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Placeholder word for a thing or person nonspecific, unknown or forgotten.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- whatchamacallum
- whatchamacallit
- thingummy
- thingmajig
- thingumajig
- thingmabob
- thingumabob
- gubbins
- gismo
- widget
- whatsis
- gizmo
- gimmick
- doojigger
- doohickey
Other Word Forms of Thingamabob
Noun
Singular:
thingamabobPlural:
thingamabobsOrigin of Thingamabob
Alteration of thingumbob obsolete thingum (from thing) bob
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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