What is Thing-a-ma-bob?
1.
identical in meaning to
do you know where the thing-a-ma-bob went that was beside the doo-hickey over there on the thing-a-ma-jig?
2.
anything that you do not know the name of.
very useful in the human language.
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3.
That thing with the thing that does that thing....you know what I'm talking about. Accually when you don't know what something is and you pretend you "forgot it." There for you call it this.
Person 1-Good golly I saw that thing today.
Person 2-What thing are you refering to?
Person 1-Oh you know the thing-a-ma-bob.
Person 2- Oh ya that thing.
Person 1-
Indeed
Person 2- (thinking "Damn what a
douche bag !)
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4.
what you call something when you can't think of the name or the name is on the tip of your tongue.
I was at school today and I say someone wearing one of those thing-a-ma-bobs. well you know what I mean. It was one of those things!
