Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thingo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: thin-go
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"Windowsᵀᴹ and Microsoftᵀᴹ®; apparently are registered trademark thingos belonging to Microsoft Corporation."
"‘Cup of coffee, Bonnie?’ Tan asked, appearing immediately at her side. ‘Camomile tea, I think,’ she said. ‘And one of those new orange and almond thingos that Fran and Sean were trying out.’"
"All those scanning thingos at the front of the store don′t make any difference if you know how to handle them."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Middle English thing English thing Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English thingo From thing + -o.

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

thingos (plural)

Synonyms

thingamajig thingie thingy

Questions

What does thingo mean?: A thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.
Where does thingo come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Middle English thing English thing Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English thingo From thing + -o.

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