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or thingumajig
as in thingamabob
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember
reattach that thingamajig and the machine should work
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Recent Examples of thingamajig
Lenovo’s claim appears to be that the Legion 9i can fully cool itself with this method, no thingamajig needed.
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Monica Chin, The Verge, 1 Sep. 2023
Shot in 2021, the film apparently featured a crew of Ukrainian gangsters as the henchmen of Hugh Grant’s billionaire arms dealer antagonist, Greg Simmonds (who is brokering the thingamajig deal).
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
In the invitation images, Samsung is teasing at least one new foldable thingamajig.
—Wired, 25 July 2022
Fourteen degrees below zero, the digital vehicle temperature thingamajig told us.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
France would eventually do away with the whole officially sanctioned death-sport thingamajig, but not before one final, public spectacle between a knight and a squire took place in 1386.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2021
And if a giant hairy thingamajig can shoot his shot with Nicole Scherzinger, there's hope for us all.
—Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 9 Nov. 2019
Just 5,352 Martian days after the beloved thingamajig first swung into operation, Oppy had breathed its last.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2019
There was no tinkering with cars or thingamajigs in the garage because there was no car or garage.
—Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 8 June 2017
Monica Chin, The Verge, 1 Sep. 2023
Shot in 2021, the film apparently featured a crew of Ukrainian gangsters as the henchmen of Hugh Grant’s billionaire arms dealer antagonist, Greg Simmonds (who is brokering the thingamajig deal).
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
In the invitation images, Samsung is teasing at least one new foldable thingamajig.
—Wired, 25 July 2022
Fourteen degrees below zero, the digital vehicle temperature thingamajig told us.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
France would eventually do away with the whole officially sanctioned death-sport thingamajig, but not before one final, public spectacle between a knight and a squire took place in 1386.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2021
And if a giant hairy thingamajig can shoot his shot with Nicole Scherzinger, there's hope for us all.
—Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 9 Nov. 2019
Just 5,352 Martian days after the beloved thingamajig first swung into operation, Oppy had breathed its last.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2019
There was no tinkering with cars or thingamajigs in the garage because there was no car or garage.
—Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 8 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thingamajig
Noun
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In fact, one of my abiding pleasures in life is finding small but transformative thingamabobs—frivolous and not at all necessary items that don’t cost much but can make life a bit sparklier, a bit easier, or just a bit sillier.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
26 Nov. 2024
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Want to make a new crypto, or a new crypto thingamabob?—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
26 Sep. 2024
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This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA TODAY,
17 Dec. 2024
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These days, though KitchenAid sells all kinds of other doohickeys, the stand mixer is still what the company is known for.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2024
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In this intricately improvised whatsit, Indonesian immigrants Asri and Hasan convene every day at twilight hour, in the heart of Taiwan’s oldest city, to share the day’s news and experiences, spinning second-hand tales of migrant struggle into rhapsodically spontaneous verse.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Back then, the song was a fast, visionary whatsit, all pulsing, pipe-like synths and simple, buzzing one-bit melodies.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2024
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Neighbor-bully-jerkface Trey takes the bolt cutters to the tunnel’s electrical whatchamacallits, which causes a minor explosion and opens up that wicked grate that got Matty in ’94.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Jan. 2025
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Also: how in the name of Philadelphia Flyers hockey legend Bobby Clarke did this show get Gritty, the giant orange whatchamacallit who is the Flyers mascot, as its opening night guest star?—
Gene Seymour,
CNN,
22 Sep. 2022
Noun
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Given absolute access to notes and the sound files and to see rehearsals and soundchecks and whatnot.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even with the rain and associated road noise (splashing and whatnot), the cabin of the Q6 E-Tron was a serene space.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Companion, meanwhile, quickly makes clear what a dingus Josh is; the film seems uninterested in deeper character study, instead just generating turns aplenty to keep up the momentum.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Don’t let some emotionally immature dingus shake you.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In other words, don't bother asking how to get rid of a hickey fast.—
Lindsey Ellefson,
Glamour,
28 Dec. 2024
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The final piece of the puzzle snaps into place as the gang attends a party thrown by Mac’s friend and former producer Roya (Haven Burton), who happens to own the monkey that gave Mac that embarrassing small-mouth hickey.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The kitchen, where visitors can rifle through drawers and cabinets filled with Tupperware, aluminum serving dishes and other modern doodads available to postwar home cooks, is a year-round attraction.—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Thingamajig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thingamajig. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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