thingumabob
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Dickens (1812–1870), novelist. From thingum + bob, perhaps after thingumbob.
مثال
- I can't find that thingumabob that turns the TV on.
- She was fiddling with some sort of thingumabob on her desk.
- Can you pass me that thingumabob over there?
ترکیبهای رایج
Sort of thingumabob That thingumabob Thingumabob on the desk
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known “she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket” “there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use”