thingabob

noun

thing·​a·​bob

ˈthiŋəˌbäb

variants or thingamabob

ˈthiŋəm(ə)ˌbäb 

plural -s

: thingumbob

Word History

Etymology

by alteration

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

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