thingamajig

Etymology

From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc.

noun

  1. (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
    He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
    "– – Engeneerin' is a cinch – All y' gotta do is shove one thingamajigg an' pull 'nother – –" 1924, Hal Roach, H. M. Walker, Our Gang: The Sun Down Limited, retrieved 2023-03-30

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