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Synonyms for thingumajig

Most common

gimmick hickey widget doodad

Forms

Plural
thingumajigs → widgets, doodads, gimmicks, hickeys…

Example sentences

  • gimmick It's a clever marketing gimmick.
  • hickey Tom saw that Mary had a hickey on her neck.
  • 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
thingumajigsteady
gimmickfalling
hickeyrising
widgetrising
doodadsteady

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

By length

5 letters
gizmo2
6 letters
gadget2, thingy2, hickey2, widget2, dingus2, jigger, doodad2, doodah
7 letters
gimmick2, gubbins2, whatsis
8 letters
dojigger
9 letters
doohickey, thingummy
10 letters
hootenanny, thingmabob, thingmajig
11 letters
thingamajig, thingamabob4, thingumabob
15 letters
whatchamacallit

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