thingamajig
Plural: thingamajigs
Noun
- something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
- Something that one does not know the name of.
Examples
- He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
Origin / Etymology
From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc.
Synonyms
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, thingy
Scrabble Score: 25
thingamajig: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordthingamajig: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thingamajig: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary