thingum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps originally from the gradational compound thingum-thangum (based on thing) with the same terminal syllable as in crinkum-crankum, harum-scarum, trinkum-trankum.[1]
Noun[edit]
thingum (plural thingums)
- Synonym of thingummy
References[edit]
- ^ “thingamajig”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.