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Definitions for thingumajig
thingu·ma·jig

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widgetnoun

    something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

    "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

Wiktionary

  1. thingumajignoun

    Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember.

ChatGPT

  1. thingumajig

    A thingumajig is a slang term used to refer to an object or device whose actual name is unknown or has been forgotten. It is generally used as a placeholder name for something one cannot name precisely.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thingumajig in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thingumajig in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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