thingum
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps originally from the gradational compound thingum-thangum (based on thing) with the same terminal syllable as in crinkum-crankum, harum-scarum, trinkum-trankum.[1]
Noun
[edit]thingum (plural thingums)
- Synonym of thingummy
References
[edit]- ^ “thingamajig”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.