thingamabob
noun [C] /ˈθɪŋ.ə.mə.bɒb/
/-bɑːb/ (also thingamajig, UK also thingummy) informalDefinition
› a word used, especially in spoken English, when the name of an object has been forgotten: I need one of those red thingamabobs for this - have you got one? → See also thingyNames and titles
(Definition of thingamabob noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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