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< thingamabob
thing-in-itself >
thing·a·ma·jig
also
thing·um·a·jig
(th
ng
-m
-j
g
)
KEY
NOUN:
Informal
Something difficult to classify or whose name has been forgotten or is not known.
ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of obsolete
thingum
(from
thing
) +
jig
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