thingamabob

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That's for you to know and passers-by to find out, because this wacky thingamabob is actually a stealth voice messenger that can insult, serenade or freak-out anyone who triggers its motion sensor.

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  • "What kind of a thingamabob was that contraption you found in the swimming pool It had been smashed to pieces," Doc Savage told her. —  028 - The Roar Devil
  • That's for you to know and passers-by to find out, because this wacky thingamabob is actually a stealth voice messenger that can insult, serenade or freak-out anyone who triggers its motion sensor. —  Firebox.com - US What's New
  • If I were him, I'd sit back and marvel, not just that my college days thingamabob has amassed 175 million social networking faithful, but also that a portion of them love Facebook so much they honor it with ritual sacrifice. —  WebProNews Feed
  • Artificial Intelligence thingamabob by sending a message to us, or (2) disappointed that there are apparently humans who fail the —  Improbable Research
  • She vents hormonal angst against Lagos, who's looking for a thingamabob, or, a glove. —  Pink Raygun - News, Reviews and Interviews for Fangirls...and boys
 

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  1. Alteration of thingumbob : obsolete thingum (from thing) + bob2.
 

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