gizmoSubstantiv/ˈɡɪzmoʊ/US thingy- a thing
He reminds me of thingy from that film.
- any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember
pl. whatchamacallem, whatchamacall'em
- A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened
Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 units per year...
- referring to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled
Farmer Jones took a hickey on his soybean crop when the flood washed the seeds away.
hickeys
- something that one does not know the name of
He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
"You know, that thingamajig we saw yesterday"
- a thing
What does this doohickey do?
"What's the name of that doohickey again?"
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