Thingumajig (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 couldn't remember the name of the thingumajig that I needed to fix the leaky faucet, so I decided to look up a YouTube tutorial.
- She was tinkering with the back of her old computer, trying to figure out how to remove the mysterious thingumajig that was causing the malfunction.
- He rummaged through the toolbox in search of the right thingumajig to tighten the loose screw.
- The instructions mentioned attaching a special thingumajig to the side of the bike to increase stability, but none of the accompanying pictures showed it.
- After fiddling with the broken toy for a while, she finally managed to remove the tiny thingumajig that was causing all the trouble.
Synonyms
- Gubbins
- Gizmo
- Thingamajig
- Doojigger
- Doodad
- Thingamabob
- Widget
- Gismo
- Whatchamacallum
- Gimmick
- Thingumabob
- Thingmajig
- Thingummy
- Whatchamacallit
- Whatsis
- Doohickey
- Thingmabob