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• n  something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

• When De Gaulle was out of power, he liked to describe the continual shifts of Ministers in the Fourth Republic's Cabinets by saying, "Chose, machin, chouette thingamabob .

• doodad
• doohickey
• doojigger
• gimmick
• gizmo
• gismo
• gubbins
• thingumabob
• thingmabob
• thingamajig
• thingumajig
• thingmajig
• thingummy
• whatchamacallit
• whatchamacallum
• whatsis
• widget

News & Articles

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• Get Off The Couch: She expo, Artamajig coming up this week
  LISA DENTON: Barry, the Southern Lit Alliance has an event coming up that I like the sound of. Its name reminds me of the way a lot of us talk, like saying "thingamabob" or "whatchamacallit." It's called Artamajig. The name alone makes it sound fun.
  July 22, 2013 - Chattanooga Times Free Press