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Meanings of
thingummy
in inglês
português
troço
catalão
endergues
espanhol
chisme
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Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.
gimmick
widget
gizmo
gubbins
doohickey
whatchamacallit
thingamajig
doodad
whatsis
thingumabob
português
troço
Usage of
thingummy
in inglês
1
She jumped down and snatched the
thingummy
from his hand.
2
If you give them a what's-its-name, they take a
thingummy
.
3
The velvet
thingummy
rather than the iron what's-its-name.
4
Rather like crushing a
thingummy
with a what-d'you-call-it.
5
He is one of those fellows who, if you give them a
thingummy
,
take a what-d'you-call-it.
6
There are two books for you, and a
thingummy
-
jig
,
and a handkerchief to blow your dear nose with.
7
I am the
thingummy
of what's-its-name.'
8
You look like a
thingummy
.
9
All my life I've wanted to look like a
thingummy
,
but somehow I've never been able to manage it.
10
Mr. McWhirter, will you please get a couple of cushions and put them in the
thingummy
where Mr. Smith shows you.
11
But if you flew and we didn't, we wouldn't make the
thingummies
.
12
Well, each keeper will just have to look after the
thingummies
.
13
And, if it comes to that, how about Dora
Thingummy
?
14
What was What's-His-Name-thechap who begat
Thingummy
?
15
Somebody to wait on you; heaps of flowers when you wanted them; beautiful gowns and
thingummies
and furs and limousines.
16
An opera is put on for a dancer, or a singer, for the mistress of M. So-and-So, or Madame
Thingummy
.
Other examples for "thingummy"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
thingummy
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
crush a thingummy
much thingummy
snatch the thingummy
Translations for
thingummy
português
troço
negócio
coisas
coisa
catalão
endergues
andròmina
trasto
espanhol
chisme
Thingummy
through the time