"thingie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thingies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Middle English thing English thing English -ie English thingie From thing + -ie. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thing|-ie|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Middle English thing English thing English -ie English thingie [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*þingą", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*þing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "þing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "thing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ie", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thingie", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="thingie"> From thing + -ie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thingie (plural thingies)
  1. Alternative spelling of thingy. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: thingy

Inflected forms

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