thingamabob

noun

thing·​am·​a·​bob ˈthiŋ-ə-mə-ˌbäb How to pronounce thingamabob (audio)

Examples of thingamabob in a Sentence

a drawer for all the thingamabobs that have fallen or broken off various items around the house
Recent Examples on the Web Fans were just as curious about the casting for Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid as Ariel is about whozits, whatzits, and thingamabobs. Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2023 Maybe that Zack Snyder sci-fi thingamabob. WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023 Say hello to the cutest new thingamabobs: Little Mermaid ears. Elizabeth Denton, Allure, 2 July 2019 What about all the thingamabobs, whozits, and whatzits galore? Willa Bennett, Seventeen, 4 Aug. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of thingamabob was in 1796

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“Thingamabob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thingamabob. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

thingamabob

noun
thing·​am·​a·​bob ˈthiŋ-ə-mə-ˌbäb How to pronounce thingamabob (audio)
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