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thingamajig.

Something that one does not know the name of.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/
  1. Something that one does not know the name of.

    informal
    He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
Where this word comes from

From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.

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