thingamajig

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This little thingamajig: we didn't know this thingamajig existed.

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  1. noun Informal Something difficult to classify or whose name has been forgotten or is not known.

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  • So, this little thingamajig has a genome that's 200 times the size of yours. —  Juan Enriquez on genomics and our future
  • This little thingamajig: we didn't know this thingamajig existed. —  Juan Enriquez on genomics and our future
  • I get that that thingamajig is some kind of cell phone—say, you know, you're not supposed to use those in hospitals; they can interfere with monitoring equipment. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 2002
  • Resolution: 1017×1032 my new desktop background whatchamacallit thingamajig doohickey pic. —  Popular in the last 8 hours
  • I've been known to do odd things myself (I almost got banned from RenFest by wearing my thingamajig a few times - where I became an amorphous blob). —  KnowProSE.com - Comments
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  1. Alteration of obsolete thingum (from thing) + jig1.
 

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/ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪg/
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