English

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Etymology

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Perhaps originally from the gradational compound thingum-thangum (based on thing) with the same terminal syllable as in crinkum-crankum, harum-scarum, trinkum-trankum.[1]

Noun

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thingum (plural thingums)

  1. Synonym of thingummy

References

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  1. ^ thingamajig”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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