"thingamabob" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-thingamabob.ogg Forms: thingamabobs [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of thingumbob: obsolete thingum (from thing) + bob. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thingamabob (plural thingamabobs)
  1. (slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten. Tags: slang Synonyms: thingy, whatshisname, thingamybob, thingmabob, thingumabob, thingumbob, thingumebob, thingummabob, thingummybob, thingymabob Translations (placeholder word): watsenaam (Afrikaans), σκινδαψός (skindapsós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), dims [common-gender] (Danish), dingenot [common-gender] (Danish), dippedut [common-gender] (Danish), dinges [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), huppeldepup [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), umo (Esperanto), truc (French), machin (French), bidule (French), Dingsbums [neuter] (German), Dingsda [feminine, masculine, neuter] (German), cosa [feminine] (Italian), coso [masculine] (Italian), mea (Maori), negócio [masculine] (Portuguese), штука (štuka) [feminine] (Russian), штуковина (štukovina) [feminine] (Russian), фигня (fignja) [feminine] (Russian), фиговина (figovina) [feminine] (Russian), cosa [feminine] (Spanish), coso [masculine] (Spanish), chingadera [feminine] (Spanish), mojäng [common-gender] (Swedish), tingest [common-gender] (Swedish), grunka [common-gender] (Swedish), mackapär [common-gender] (Swedish), manick [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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