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  1. thingummynoun

    Synonyms:
    thingy

  2. thingummynoun

    something one does not remember the name of

    Synonyms:
    thingy

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widgetnoun

    something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

    "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

    Synonyms:
    convenience, thingumabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, contraption, contrivance, device, gimmick, thingamabob, twist, widget, whatsis, thingumajig, appliance, gizmo, thingamajig, thingmabob, gismo, thingmajig, gubbins, whatchamacallum, doodad, doojigger, catch, gadget

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#87541contrivance
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How to use thingummy in a sentence?

  1. P. G. Wodehouse:

    Work, the what's-its-name of the thingummy and the thing-um-a-bob of the what d'you-call-it.

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