Thingamajig (Noun)
Meaning
Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- I looked in my toolbox for that metal thingamajig to fix the bike but couldn't find it.
- She pressed a few buttons on the unknown electronic thingamajig and hoped it would start working.
- He was always inventing some new contraption or thingamajig to make life easier for the family.
- After searching through the shelves, she finally found the kitchen thingamajig she needed to open the jar.
- My grandfather loved tinkering with that old mechanical thingamajig he found in the attic.
Synonyms
- Gubbins
- Gizmo
- Doojigger
- Doodad
- Thingamabob
- Widget
- Gismo
- Whatchamacallum
- Gimmick
- Thingumabob
- Thingmajig
- Thingummy
- Whatchamacallit
- Whatsis
- Thingumajig
- Doohickey
- Thingmabob