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thingamajig

Translations

thingamajignoun
thingamajigs
pl
Informal countable noun functioning as a placeholder name for an object or person.
штуковинаразговорное слово-заменитель предмета, название которого забыто
Can you hand me that thingamajig on the shelf?
Передай мне ту штуковину на полке.
Additional translations
хреновинапростореч., грубоватое слово-заменитель
штукаразговорное обобщённое название предмета
thingamajigadjective
Used attributively before another noun to describe something whose specific name is unknown.
эдакийразговорное прилагательное-заменитель, употребляется перед существительным
He fixed the leak with some thingamajig tape he found in the toolbox.
Он починил протечку какой-то эдакой лентой, которую нашёл в ящике с инструментами.

Definitions

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.
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