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thingummybob

Meaning of "thingummybob" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF THINGUMMYBOB

ˈθɪŋəmɪˌbɒb


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THINGUMMYBOB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thingummybob is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THINGUMMYBOB

bob · cabob · earbob · jiggumbob · kabob · nabob · skibob · thingamabob · thingamybob · thingumabob · thingumbob

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THINGUMMYBOB

thing · thing-in-itself · thingamabob · thingamajig · thingamy · thingamybob · thingamyjig · thinghood · thinginess · thingliness · thingness · things · thingumabob · thingumajig · thingumbob · thingummy · thingy · think · think again · think better of

WORDS THAT END LIKE THINGUMMYBOB

blob · boob · cockeye bob · cockeyed bob · emu-bob · fob · gob · handjob · hob · Jacob · job · knob · lob · mob · on the job · on-the-job · plumb bob · rob · skeleton bob · sob

Synonyms and antonyms of thingummybob in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thingummybob» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THINGUMMYBOB

Find out the translation of thingummybob to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thingummybob from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thingummybob» in English.
zh

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thingummybob
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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thingummybob
570 millions of speakers
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English

thingummybob
510 millions of speakers
hi

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thingummybob
380 millions of speakers
ar

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thingummybob
280 millions of speakers
ru

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thingummybob
278 millions of speakers
pt

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thingummybob
270 millions of speakers
bn

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thingummybob
260 millions of speakers
fr

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thingummybob
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Thingummybob
190 millions of speakers
de

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thingummybob
180 millions of speakers
ja

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thingummybob
130 millions of speakers
ko

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thingummybob
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Thingummybob
85 millions of speakers
vi

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thingummybob
80 millions of speakers
ta

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thingummybob
75 millions of speakers
mr

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वस्तूमिश्रण
75 millions of speakers
tr

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thingummybob
70 millions of speakers
it

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thingummybob
65 millions of speakers
pl

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thingummybob
50 millions of speakers
uk

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thingummybob
40 millions of speakers
ro

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thingummybob
30 millions of speakers
el

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thingummybob
15 millions of speakers
af

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thingummybob
14 millions of speakers
sv

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thingummybob
10 millions of speakers
no

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thingummybob
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thingummybob

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THINGUMMYBOB»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thingummybob

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THINGUMMYBOB»

Discover the use of thingummybob in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thingummybob and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf.:thingumbob; occ. thingamobob, thing'em bob, thing(-)- em(-)bob, thingumebob, thingummybob. A 'thingummy' (q.v.): coll.: resp. 1751, Smollett— cf. Grose, 15t ed., 'A vulgar address or nomination to any person whose name is unknown'; ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Linguistic Politeness Across Boundaries: The Case of Greek ...
[several turns, in which the trouble is detailed, are omitted] A: Well then, do the thingummybob, uhm, what do they call it, you know, put a mosquito-net or something over the bed. The advice turn here starts with the sound (e) translated as "well ...
Ar?n Bayraktaro?lu, Maria Sifianou, 2001
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Finding and Knowing: Psychology, Information and Computers
Thingummybob again!'In other words,alotof thinking issimply associatingonethingwith another,and generalising from one concept to another. Inthe decades thatfollowed, theimportance ofconcepts(andof comparisons between them for ...
Clare Davies, 2004
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The Wonderful World of Dissocia & Realism
What would the Black Dog Thingummybob want with me? Jane puts her handon herhead. Jane Queen Sarah protect usfrom theBlack Dog Thingummybob. Lisa Unless it's my hour he wants. Victor did say it was a source of great power.
Anthony Neilson, 2014
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Trends in Teenage Talk: Corpus compilation, analysis and ...
Simon (132602; 190) Thingummybob, which is interchangeable with thingamajig, is used only once, but it is not entirely clear whether it refers to an object or a place. 18-year old Silvia from Hackney has been out shopping and is telling a ...
Anna-Brita Stenström, Gisle Andersen, Ingrid Kristine Hasund, 2002
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A nation at war: the Australian home front in the Second ...
... works the thingummybob She's the girl that makes the thing That holds the oil that oils the ring That takes the shank that moves the crank That works the thingummybob It's a ticklish sort of job Making the thing for a thingummybob Especially ...
Robert Lewis, 1984
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The Bishop
the Abbe Dubois asked. "Ung grass root est— eh bien, Monsieur FAbbe, ung grass root est ung grass root," Father Maginty said. "Vous savez, un thingummybob." "Et qu'est-ce que-c'est-qtfun thingummybob? II me semble avoir entendu parler ...
Bruce Marshall, 1970
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Coherence & anaphora
If there is one thing Mary is sure of, it's this: whatever this thingummybob is, it's hers. (14) a. *Mary knows that I like everything which is her (every )thing. b. * Mary seems to believe that Paris is her Paris. c. * Whatever this thingummybob is,  ...
Walter de Mulder, Liliane Tasmowski, 1996
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AN Accidental Man
Where's Ludwig?' 'He's taken Gracie to the cinema.' 'Good. Was I saying? We're on an island. Man needs a woman, tenderness, nothing like it, always one at the right time. Have's more whisky. I'm thingummybob and you're what's-her-name, ...
Iris Murdoch, 1988
10
War Crimes for the Home
... of hate again, I can feel it, hate that's full of mud and dripping with pond-weed. So as soon as I see Hank's car drive off I go over to where Ed's asleep in his wheelchair and put my hand on his stinkhorn thingummybob and start stroking away.
Liz Jensen, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THINGUMMYBOB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thingummybob is used in the context of the following news items.
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Slow road to imperfect recall
You don't think I've got the thing that Uncle thingummybob has? Dementia? Yes. No … at least not yet …. well, perhaps only the very, very, very early stages. «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Aidan Smith: Old Firm plundering damages Scots game
And you wonder: is Thingummybob – how quickly we forget their names – going to utter the immortal line, “I've always wanted to play for Celtic/Rangers?” Munro ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
3
Use our incredible Stephen Fry quote generator to sound far smarter …
This clever gadgety thingummybob generator is just the ticket in times of need. Best of all you can dip back in as often as you like. Ah, lovely Stephen Fry - the gift ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 14»
4
Old Leigh Regatta cancelled
Where's former TOWIE star wotsisname thingummybob when you need him? Where's former TOWIE star wotsisname thingummybob when you need him? «Echo, Jul 14»
5
Ad agency injustice, a case study
Once order had been restored, client told us solemnly that he had never in his life seen such a great campaign and even without the video thingummybob they ... «The Media Online, Sep 13»
6
Jackie Lomax
... along with Mary Hopkin's Those Were The Days and the Black Dyke Mills Band's Thingummybob. Released simultaneously on August 11, the four discs were ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 13»
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A fan's notes
Could the world live without ESPNcricinfo's stats-spewing thingummybob, Andy Zaltzman asks. 'We wanted to create a permanent resource for cricket'. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 13»
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In praise of Statsguru
Could the world live without ESPNcricinfo's stats-spewing thingummybob? Certainly, but it would be a poorer place without it. Andy Zaltzman|June 19, 2013. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 13»
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The Voice UK: series two, week five auditions, review
It's hard to invest too much in whether they pick wotsit from The Script or thingummybob from Black-Eyed Peas. Proceedings opened strongly, with hulking ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 13»
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The thing about the thing is
This could mean "the crucial thing at the heart of all this", much as "thingummybob" evolved as a word for "the thing whose name I've temporarily forgotten". «Telegraph.co.uk, May 11»
REFERENCE
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