thingamabob
[ thing-uh-muh-bob ]
/ ˈθɪŋ ə məˌbɒb /
noun Informal.
Also
thing·u·ma·bob,
thing·um·bob
[thing-uh m-bob] /ˈθɪŋ əmˌbɒb/
Origin of thingamabob
First recorded in 1835–45; see origin at
thingamajig,
bob2
Words nearby thingamabob
thin-skinned,
thine,
thing,
thing or two,
thing-in-itself,
thingamabob,
thingamajig,
thingness,
things are looking up,
thingstead,
thingumabob
Example sentences from the Web for thingamabob
All I know is, I dont want to have the thingamabob—puck—when hes bearing down on me.
On Your Mark! |Ralph Henry Barbour