- thing-a-ma-bob / thing-a-ma-jig
- name for a strange part, what-cha-ma-call-it
If I can get the thing-a-ma-jig in the right hole, this car may start.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
thing-a-ma-bob / thing-a-ma-jig
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thing — any·thing·ar·i·an; far·thing; far·thing·deal; far·thing·land; nae·thing; some·thing·ness; thing·a·bob; thing·hood; thing; thing·i·ness; thing·ish; thing·man; thing·ness; thing·stead; thing·um; thing·um·a·jig; thing·um·bob; thing·um·my; tri·thing; … English syllables
thingy-ma-bob — Noun. A something whose name escapes one. Also a thing ma jig. Cf. oojah . Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
thingamajig — thing|a|ma|jig [ˈθıŋəmıdʒıg] n also thing|a|ma bob [ˈθıŋəmıbɔb US ba:b]thing|y [ˈθıŋi] spoken [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: thingum thingamajig (17 19 centuries), from thing] 1.) used when you cannot remember or do not know the name of the thing you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thingy — thing|y [ θıŋi ] or thing|a|ma|bob [ θıŋəmə,bab ] or thing|a|ma|jig [ θıŋəmə,dʒıg ] or thing|um|my [ θıŋəmi ] noun count SPOKEN used for referring to something when you do not know or cannot remember the name of it: Hand me one of those red… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
um — abe·ce·dar·i·um; ab·sin·thi·um; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; acera·the·ri·um; ach·ro·ma·ti·um; acon·ti·um; ac·ri·din·i·um; ac·ro·tar·si·um; ac·tin·i·um; ac·ti·no·sphae·ri·um; ac·ti·no·trich·i·um; ac·ti·no·ura·ni·um;… … English syllables
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