Dictionary

thingamajig en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/

Etymology

From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.

Meanings

1. (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
   • He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
   • "– – Engeneerin' is a cinch – All y' gotta do is shove one thingamajigg an' pull 'nother – –" 1924, Hal Roach, H. M. Walker, Our Gang: The Sun Down Limited, retrieved 30 Mar 2023:
   • STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home. 1991 May 30, Emily Gwathmey, “Storage Box: Catchall's New Life as Eye-Catcher”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024:

Forms

Synonyms

thingy

Translations (49)

pt troço (something that one does not know the name of) · fi kapine (something that one does not know the name of) · de Dingsbums (something that one does not know the name of) · arz بتاعة (something that one does not know the name of) · ka ისარაქვია (something that one does not know the name of) · fr truc (something that one does not know the name of) · tr dümen (something that one does not know the name of) · pt cena (something that one does not know the name of) · fr machin (something that one does not know the name of) · pt coisa (something that one does not know the name of) · ko 뭐뭐뭐 (something that one does not know the name of) · fr bidule (something that one does not know the name of) · aii ܗܸܢܵܐ (something that one does not know the name of) · grc σκινδαψός (something that one does not know the name of) · pl pipsztyk (something that one does not know the name of) · fi kapistus (something that one does not know the name of) · ru штуко́вина (something that one does not know the name of) · mi mea (something that one does not know the name of) · eo umo (something that one does not know the name of) · sv grunka (something that one does not know the name of) · pl śmeges (something that one does not know the name of) · tr dalga dümen (something that one does not know the name of) · fr patente (something that one does not know the name of) · hu izé (something that one does not know the name of) · ca daixonses (something that one does not know the name of) · pl tenteges (something that one does not know the name of) · pt treco (something that one does not know the name of) · pl dynks (something that one does not know the name of) · nl dinges (something that one does not know the name of) · cmn 玩意兒 /玩意儿 (something that one does not know the name of) · uk цейво́ (something that one does not know the name of) · fi härveli (something that one does not know the name of) · pl pierdzielnik (something that one does not know the name of) · yi װי־רופֿט־מען־עס (something that one does not know the name of) · cs tentononc (something that one does not know the name of) · tr zamazingo (something that one does not know the name of) · pl dzyndzel (something that one does not know the name of) · pl ustrojstwo (something that one does not know the name of) · pl gżdynks (something that one does not know the name of) · sv grejsimojs (something that one does not know the name of) · fi vehje (something that one does not know the name of) · pl wihajster (something that one does not know the name of) · de Dingsda (something that one does not know the name of) · it coso (something that one does not know the name of) · ko 거시기 (something that one does not know the name of) · fr trucmuche (something that one does not know the name of) · tr zımbırtı (something that one does not know the name of) · sv mojäng (something that one does not know the name of) · sv tingest (something that one does not know the name of)