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thingumabob

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thing⋅a⋅ma⋅bob

  [thing-uh-muh-bob]
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–noun Informal.
thingamajig.
Also, thing⋅u⋅ma⋅bob, thing⋅um⋅bob  [thing-uhm-bob]

Origin:
1835–45; see thingamajig, bob 2
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thing·a·ma·bob or thing·u·ma·bob   (thĭng'ə-mə-bŏb')   
n.   Informal
A thingamajig.

[Alteration of thingumbob : obsolete thingum (from thing) + bob2.]
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