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THINGUMABOB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thingumabob mean? 

THINGUMABOB (noun)
  The noun THINGUMABOB has 1 sense:

1. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownplay

  Familiarity information: THINGUMABOB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THINGUMABOB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

thingmabob; widget; whatsis; whatchamacallum; whatchamacallit; thingummy; thingumajig; thingumabob; thingmajig; doodad; thingamajig; thingamabob; gubbins; gizmo; gismo; gimmick; doojigger; doohickey

Context example:

there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use

Hypernyms ("thingumabob" is a kind of...):

stuff (miscellaneous unspecified objects)


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