# thingamajig

/ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪɡ/ (US) · /θˈɪŋɡɐmˌædʒɪɡ/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/thingamajig
Updated: 2026-08-23

## Definition

a word you use when you can't remember or don't know the name of a small object. It fills the gap when "thing" feels too vague.

For teachers: a placeholder noun for a small object whose name is unknown, forgotten, or deemed unimportant. Informal and colloquial.

## Examples

- Pass me that thingamajig on the table.
- He rummaged through his toolbox until he found the little thingamajig that tightens the pipe fittings.
- The inventor's workshop was cluttered with half-finished prototypes, springs, and nameless thingamajigs that only he could identify.

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