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Definition of thingamabob
thingamabob 
noun
- replacement name for an object whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten.
What's that thingamabob next to the fan belt in the car?
- See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.
Last edited on Jan 20 2013. Submitted by Jacquelyn S. from Mount Joy, PA, USA on Oct 21 1999.
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