thing·ummy
noun/ˈθɪŋəmi/
/ˈθɪŋəmi/
(also thingamabob
/ˈθɪŋəməbɒb/
/ˈθɪŋəməbɑːb/
, thingamajig /ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡ/
/ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡ/
, thingy)(plural thingummies)
(informal)- used to refer to a person or thing whose name you do not know or have forgotten, or that you do not want to mention
（指不知、忘记或不想提及其名）某某，那个人，那东西 - It's one of those thingummies for keeping papers together.
就是能收纳文件的那么一种东西。 - Is thingummy going to be there? You know, that woman from the Sales Department?
某某人会去那儿吗？你知道，就是销售部的那个女的。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from thing + a meaningless suffix. - It's one of those thingummies for keeping papers together.