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thingamajig

Translations

thingamajignoun

thingamajigs

Informal countable noun functioning as a placeholder name for an object or person.

biduleFamilier; s’emploie pour désigner un objet dont on a oublié ou ignore le nom.

Can you hand me that thingamajig on the shelf?

Peux-tu me passer ce bidule sur l’étagère ?

machinFamilier; terme générique pour une personne, une chose ou un objet dont le nom échappe.

Thingamajig over there said he would help us.

Machin, là-bas, a dit qu’il nous aiderait.

Additional translations

trucFamilier; très courant pour un objet ou un appareil non identifié.

thingamajigadjective

Used attributively before another noun to describe something whose specific name is unknown.

Additional translations

biduleEmploi ludique et familier devant un nom, pour suggérer un objet improvisé ou mal défini.

thingamajignoun

An object, device, or gadget whose name is unknown or temporarily forgotten (informal).

Can you hand me that thingamajig on the shelf?

A placeholder term for any person, place, or thing whose specific name one cannot recall.

Thingamajig over there said he would help us.

thingamajigadjective

Relating to or characteristic of an unspecified object or improvised solution (used before a noun).

He fixed the leak with some thingamajig tape he found in the toolbox.