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thingy
noun /θɪŋiː,θɪŋi/
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
Syn: doohickey, thingummy, thingummabob, thingummajig, whatsit, whaddayacallit, diddlin thing, diddling thing, gizmo, dingus

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