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thingamajig

/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
thinga-ma-jig
IPA
/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that one does not know the name of.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

thingamajigs (plural) thingamejig (alternative) thingumajig (alternative) thingummyjig (alternative)

Synonyms

thingy doodad doohickey dojigger gimmick gizmo gismo gubbins thingamabob thingumabob thingmabob thingumajig

Questions

How do you pronounce thingamajig?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/.
What does thingamajig mean?
Something that one does not know the name of.
Where does thingamajig come from?
From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.

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