thingum

English

Etymology

Perhaps originally from the gradational compound thingum-thangum (based on thing) with the same terminal syllable as in crinkum-crankum, harum-scarum, trinkum-trankum.[1]

Noun

thingum (plural thingums)

  1. Synonym of thingummy.

References

  1. ^ “thingamajig”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

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