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thingamabob

thin·ga·ma·bob

US/ˈθɪŋʌmʌˌbɑb/ uncommon slang

noun

Origin

Alteration of thingumbob: obsolete thingum (from thing) + bob. Earliest citation from 1751, as thingumbobs.

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