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   Thingamabob

   /ˈTHiNGəməˌbäb/

   

   noun

   • 1. used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention. informal

   Word Origin mid 18th century: arbitrary extension of earlier thingum (from thing + a meaningless suffix). Compare with thingamajig.

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

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