THINGUMMY


Meaning of THINGUMMY in English

(thingummies)

You refer to something or someone as ~, ~jig or ~bob when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN)

I once bought a ~ out of one of those catalogues...

I must say, I mean, it sounded like er ~jig all over again without the politics.

N-COUNT

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