thingamajig
/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/noun
thingamajig is spelled T-H-I-N-G-A-M-A-J-I-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thingamajig means “Something that one does not know the name of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thingamajig is thingamajigs.
How many letters and syllables are in thingamajig?
| Letters | 11: T-H-I-N-G-A-M-A-J-I-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thingamajig?
Thingamajig appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce thingamajig?
- /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-thingamajig.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thingamajig
- thingamajigs plural
- thingamejig
- thingumajig
- thingummyjig
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thingamajig mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomething that one does not know the name of.
He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thingamajig in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something that one does not know the name of:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | truc, bidule, patente, machin, trucmuche |
| German | Dingsbums, Dingsda |
| Portuguese | coisa, cena, treco, troço |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does thingamajig come from?
From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).