Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
thingumbob. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
thingumbob, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
thingumbob in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
thingumbob you have here. The definition of the word
thingumbob will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
thingumbob, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
thingumbob (plural thingumbobs)
- Alternative form of thingamabob
1878, Henry James, An International Episode:Don’t you know what’s-his-name’s, close to the thingumbob?
1810, , chapter XXVIII, in Splendid Follies. A Novel, . Founded on Facts., volume III, London: J F Hughes, , →OCLC, pages 129–130:[…] his precious helpmate sat grinning at the mischief she had occasioned, like an idiot, asking Colonel Lamborn to help her to some of them there thingumbobs out of the silver what-d’ye-call’um. These thingumbobs happened to be no other than a service of West India sweetmeats in a superb fillagree epergne, but as Samuelina understood not the name of any foreign fruit, or the vessel appropriated to contain it, it was not to be wondered she adopted the above titles, which almost convulsed Mrs. Lamborn with laughter, had not her good sense and politeness restricted any sarcasm an arrogant sprig of quality would have taken advantage of.