thingamajig
noun/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/
Etymology From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.
1
Informal Something that one does not know the name of.
- He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
- "– – Engeneerin' is a cinch – All y' gotta do is shove one thingamajigg an' pull 'nother – –"1924, Hal Roach, H. M. Walker, Our Gang: The Sun Down Limited, retrieved 30 Mar 2023:
1 more example
- STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.1991 May 30, Emily Gwathmey, “Storage Box: Catchall's New Life as Eye-Catcher”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024:
- Synonyms
- thingy