Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [thing-uh-muh-jig]
- /ˈθɪŋ ə məˌdʒɪg/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [thing-uh-muh-jig]
- /ˈθɪŋ ə məˌdʒɪg/
Definitions of thingamajig word
- noun thingamajig a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name. 1
- noun thingamajig unnamed gadget 1
- noun thingamajig any device, contrivance, gadget, etc. 0
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Origin of thingamajig
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; thingum or thingummy + jig1, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole; thingum perhaps orig. from the gradational compound thingum-thangum (based on thing1) with the same terminal syllable as in crinkum-crankum, harum-scarum, trinkum-trankum, the ultimately orig. of which is unclear
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Parts of speech for Thingamajig
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thingamajig popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thingamajig
noun thingamajig
- accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
- accoutrements — all the things you have with you when you travel or take part in a particular activity, such as clothing and equipment
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- article — An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
- contraption — You can refer to a device or machine as a contraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for.
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