thingy

thingy
noun /θɪŋiː,θɪŋi/
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
Syn: doohickey, thingummy, thingummabob, thingummajig, whatsit, whaddayacallit, diddlin thing, diddling thing, gizmo, dingus

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  • thingy — UK [ˈθɪŋɪ] / US or thingamabob UK [ˈθɪŋəmɪˌbɒb] / US [ˈθɪŋəməˌbɑb] or thingamajig UK [ˈθɪŋəmɪˌdʒɪɡ] / US [ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪɡ] or thingummy UK [ˈθɪŋəmɪ] / US noun Word forms thingy : singular thingy plural thingies Word forms thingamabob : Word forms… …   English dictionary

  • Thingy — may refer to: *a placeholder name *Thingy (band), an Indie rock band …   Wikipedia

  • thingy — [[t]θɪ̱ŋi[/t]] thingies N COUNT You refer to something or someone as thingy when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them. [INFORMAL, SPOKEN] ...the new phone thingy. ...what s his name, Sir Jack Thingy …   English dictionary

  • thingy — A catchall phrase. A proclamation, exclamation or retort. Wow. Thingy! I can t believe he did that. Wanna go catch a movie? Thingy! Let s go! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • thingy — A catchall phrase. A proclamation, exclamation or retort. Wow. Thingy! I can t believe he did that. Wanna go catch a movie? Thingy! Let s go! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • thingy — /ˈθɪŋi/ (say thingee) Colloquial –adjective 1. emotionally upset: don t get all thingy over such a trivial matter. –noun 2. an object, event, etc., which one does not know how to or does not wish to name correctly: an after school drama workshop… …  

  • Thingy (band) — Thingy was an indie rock band formed after the dissolution of Heavy Vegetable in 1995 by Heavy Vegetable veterans Rob Crow and Eléa Tenuta. Crow, Tenuta, and bassist Jason Soares released a seven song EP, Staring Contest , in 1996 on the old… …   Wikipedia

  • thingy — /thing ee/, n., pl. thingies, adj. n. 1. Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of inanimate objects. [1885 90 for def. 1; 1890 95 for def. 2; THING1 + Y2, Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • thingy — thing|y [ θıŋi ] or thing|a|ma|bob [ θıŋəmə,bab ] or thing|a|ma|jig [ θıŋəmə,dʒıg ] or thing|um|my [ θıŋəmi ] noun count SPOKEN used for referring to something when you do not know or cannot remember the name of it: Hand me one of those red… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thingy — n. object whose name is not known or has been forgotten, thingamajig, whatchamacallit, doodad …   English contemporary dictionary

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