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thingamajig

noun
/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from gigue — “a fiddle”
  2. inherited from gyge — “fiddle”
  3. compounded as thingamajig — “thingummy + jig”

Definitions

  1. 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 – –"
    • STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for thingamajig. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA