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   thingamajig

   /ˈθɪŋəmɪdʒɪɡ/

   noun

   • 1. used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention: informal "one of those thingamajigs for keeping all the tools together"

   Word Origin early 19th century: arbitrary extension of earlier thingum (from thing + a meaningless suffix). Compare with thingamabob.

   Scrabble Points: 25

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   • H

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   • A

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   • J

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   • I

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