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Synonyms for thingamabob

Most common

stuff widget gubbins doodad gingambob gingumbob

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.

Forms

Plural
thingamabobs → stuffs, widgets, doodads, thingies…

Example sentences

  • stuff They aren't smart enough to understand this stuff.
  • widget It's the widget that overcomes web marketing's weaknesses.
  • doodad I can't remember where this little doodad goes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
thingamabobsteady
stuffrising
widgetrising
gubbinssteady
doodadsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
stuff1, gizmo2, dealy2
6 letters
thingy2, hickey2, widget2, dingus2, doodad2, doodah
7 letters
gimmick2, dingbat, gubbins2, whatsis
8 letters
dojigger
9 letters
doohickey, thingummy, gingambob, gingumbob
10 letters
hootenanny, thingmabob, thingmajig
11 letters
thingamajig, thingumabob, thingumajig
12 letters
whatshisname
15 letters
whatchamacallit

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gizmo2 = 2 syllables).