thingamajig
Example Sentences
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Honestly, who knows, it’s just the necessary thingamajig over which the primary players can fight over for two hours.
From Los Angeles Times
It doesn’t even have an opening sequence, wherein the bad guys steal the thingamajig that will trigger the crack team to go after them.
From Los Angeles Times
It developed a reputation as the dollar store of the internet, shipping odd gimcracks and thingamajigs directly from vendors in China.
From New York Times
But it all falls apart in a hackneyed third act, as the characters end up in a rote standoff, bargaining for a thingamajig to save the world.
From Los Angeles Times
“Your bike has a broken thingamajig, and you need some guidance on how to fix it,” Raghavan said.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.