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thingamabob Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

An informal placeholder name for a physical object, gadget, or person whose actual name the speaker has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to specify.

Usage Example

"Could you hand me that little plastic thingamajig sitting next to the wrench?"

Strongest
thingamajig
whatchamacallit
doohickey
doodad
Strong
gizmo
widget
contraption
gadget

• Nearby Words

thin
thine
thing
thingamabob
thingamajig
thingumabob
thingumajig

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Thingamabob. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/thingamabob
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