Thingumajig

Definition

thingummy / 'θÇŋǝmi/ (also thingumajig /'θÇŋǝ -mǝdʒÇg/, thingumabob /'θÇŋǝmǝbɒb/, thingy / 'θÇŋi/) n ( infml ) ဟိုဒင္း၊ ဟိုဟာစသည္။

Examples

1. ‘Payday or no payday
2. I'm not exactly in the jet set income bracket
3. so I had to content myself one of those micro-mini flash memory drive thingummies.’
4. ‘It has a standard screen at the top
5. keys at the bottom
6. with a joystick thingummy in the middle.’
7. ‘If you believe in Feng Shui
8. you would probably recognise the larger role of the Laughing Buddha or any of the charming thingummies used by this ancient Chinese science to harmonise the energy of a living space.’
9. ‘The engine seized up due to gunk building up and blocking some technical thingummies!’
10. ‘It's not a very clear picture but that is an ovulation test stick thingummy.’
11. ‘I succumbed to a little temptation and got myself one of those wireless thingamies
12. so my laptop now connects automatically to the internet without wires anywhere in the house.’
13. ‘I partook of the the lamb shank and Ma had the beef thingamy.’
14. ‘However
15. when it comes to the old religion and war thingummy
16. I feel religions get it really
17. really badly in the neck.’
18. ‘This is specifically a reference to those fluorescent plastic thingummies that men like to stick in the back pockets of their trousers or jeans.’
19. ‘This is because some sort of technical thingamy happened with our hosting thingamy.’
20. ‘We don't - it's all being done by some start-up venture thingummy company.’
21. ‘He happens to be really good at history
22. too
23. which is a point that requires my attention and constant monitoring - I don't want to be married to someone who has his head buried in historical thingummies all the time.’