What (who) is thingamajig - definition
WORDS THAT CAN REFER TO OBJECTS OR PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE TEMPORARILY FORGOTTEN, IRRELEVANT, OR UNKNOWN
Thingamajig; Kadigan; Doodad; Dooberry; Cadigan; You-Know-Who; Doohickey; Thingamabob; Hoochamajigger; Thingus; Whoseywhat; Tiddlypom; Fnu Lnu; Nicknack; Placeholder noun; Thingy-ma-bob; Kadigans; Anytown, U.S.A.; Thingumabob; You know who; Framistat; Last Name Unknown; Geegaw; Geegaws; You Know Who; Gewgaw; Thingymabob; Dullsville; Thingumbob; Thingumajig; Wossname; Whatsitsname; Thingummy; Doobrie; Doobrey; Doojigger; Whatshisname; Thingumy; Fnu; Unknown (placeholder); NESOI; Draft:Jane Appleseed; Jane Appleseed; Advent corporation (placeholder); The advent corporation (placeholder); XYZ Widget Company; XYZ widget company; Doohicky
thingamajig
A term that can be applied to something you've forgotten...also a candy bar in the US, I think...
Pass me that, um, you know, that thingamajig over there...the grey one.
Pass me that, um, you know, that thingamajig over there...the grey one.
doobrey
generic noun for something whose name you can't remember, or just can't be bothered using.
If it doesn't fit just whack it with the doobrey.
If it doesn't fit just whack it with the doobrey.
thingymabob
a word said when you for some reason cannot remember the name of an object.
You know what I mean that.....that...thingymabob!
You know what I mean that.....that...thingymabob!
Wikipedia
Placeholder name
Placeholder names are words that can refer to things or people whose names do not exist, are temporarily forgotten, are not relevant to the salient point at hand, are to avoid stigmatization, are unknowable/unpredictable in the context in which they are being discussed, or are otherwise de-emphasized whenever the speaker or writer is unable to, or chooses not to, specify precisely.
Placeholder names for people are often terms referring to an average person or a predicted persona of a typical user.
Pronunciation examples for thingamajig
1. This little thingamajig: we didn't know this thingamajig existed.
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2. I put a green thingamajig, marker,
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3. So, this little thingamajig has a genome
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Examples of use of thingamajig
1. This isn‘t a movie, it‘s a thingamajig – frequently as off–putting as can be, but unassailably one of a kind.
2. You show up at a friend‘s house to help with party preparations, put on an apron (ôŕđňóę) and then either stare stupidly when she asks you to hand her the äóđřëŕ';, or start 15 sentences with the ridiculous phrase: Ěíĺ íóćíŕ řňó÷ęŕ äëH'; ... (I need a thingamajig for ... ). But life in a communal kitchen goes more smoothly when you know that äóđřëŕ'; is a colander.
3. How about calling it ńóř';ëęŕ äëH'; ńŕëŕňŕ (a salad dryer)? Or pretend your messy kitchen is a sterile laboratory and call it ęîđç';íî÷íŕH'; öĺíňđ';ôó';ŕ (a "basket centrifuge")? Or use the same word formation principle of ńîęîâ$';ć';ěŕëęŕ and call it ńŕëŕňîôó';ŕ? Or just stick with řňó÷ęŕ äëH'; ěîéę'; '; ńóřę'; ńŕëŕňŕ (the thingamajig for washing and drying lettuce)? Michele A.