thingamabob

thing·a·ma·bob

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thing-uh-muh-bob]
- /ˈθɪŋ ə məˌbɒb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thing-uh-muh-bob]
- /ˈθɪŋ ə məˌbɒb/

Definitions of thingamabob word

abbreviation THINGAMABOB thingamajig. 1
noun thingamabob unnamed thing or gadget 1
noun thingamabob a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked 0
abbreviation THINGAMABOB thingamajig 0

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Origin of thingamabob

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; See origin at thingamajig, bob2

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Parts of speech for Thingamabob

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Thingamabob

thingamabob popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

thingamabob usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for thingamabob

noun thingamabob

article — An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
automata — automaton
automaton — If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.

All 18 Synonyms of thingamabob