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单词 thingummy
释义

thingummy

noun

thing·​um·​my ˈthiŋ-ə-mē How to pronounce thingummy (audio)
plural thingummies
: thingamajig

Synonyms

  • dingus
  • doodad
  • doohickey
  • hickey
  • thingamabob
  • thingamajig
  • thingumajig
  • whatchamacallit
  • whatnot
  • whatsit
  • whatsis
  • what-is-it
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Example Sentences

an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier thingum

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

thingummy

noun

as in thingamabob
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • thingamabob
  • thingamajig
  • whatsit
  • doohickey
  • whatchamacallit
  • whatsis
  • dingus
  • doodad
  • whatnot
  • thingumajig
  • hickey
  • what-is-it
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