thingamajig

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
25
Words With Friends
30
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/

Definition of thingamajig

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (informal)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.”

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Etymology

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

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7-letter words

9 words

6-letter words

16 words

5-letter words

26 words

4-letter words

42 words

3-letter words

48 words

2-letter words

18 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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