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New American Oxford Dictionary

thingummy

thing um my |ˈTHiNGəmē ˈθɪŋəmi |(also thingamy ) noun ( pl. thingummies ) British term for thingamajig.

 

Oxford Dictionary

thingummy

thingummy |ˈθɪŋəmi |(also thingamy ) noun ( pl. thingummies ) informal a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention: one of those thingummies for keeping all the fire tools together. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from thing + a meaningless suffix.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thingummy

thing um my /θɪ́ŋəmi /名詞 thingamabob .