I've always wondered what these words meant and assumed they were names for unamed things. Any difference between the two? What are their origins?
2007-06-17 20:14:54 · 8 answers · asked by Joseph J 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There is no difference, it is simply a reference to something whose actual name has been forgotten. Also synonomous with dohickey, doflotchie, whatchamacallit, gizmo etc...Origins are N. American
2007-06-17 20:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by lyllyan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Thingamabob is used to describe items that either you can't remember the name of or that don't actually exist.
A thingamajig refers to a specific object of which you can't immediately remember the name of.
2014-02-04 20:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two words mean basically the same thing. It is a regional thing. It depends where you are from as to which you tend towards. A deffinition follows.
2007-06-18 03:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by lighthorse5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thingamajig means something obsolete
For example, can you figure out this sentence:
"Rhinotillexomania is thingamajig for trichotillomania"
It means. "habitual Nose-picking is a forgotten word for obsessive nose-picking."
2007-06-18 03:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are made by the same company that makes doohickeys and whachamacallits!
2007-06-18 03:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
same thing to me and i use when i can't remember names of items no clue on origins
2007-06-18 03:19:15 · answer #6 · answered by missy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh oh oh i know
ones spelled with bob
2007-06-18 03:20:38 · answer #7 · answered by all knowing dslxic one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a whatchamacalit?
2007-06-18 21:22:35 · answer #8 · answered by scoops30080 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋