thingummy

noun

thing·​um·​my ˈthiŋ-ə-mē 

plural thingummies

: thingamajig

Synonyms

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

Examples of thingummy in a Sentence

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