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- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
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Examples
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I remember the days when every week would see the announcement of some new "rich media" downloadable thingumabob for Netscape, complete with its own file format and brand new entry to a standards body.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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I remember the days when every week would see the announcement of some new "rich media" downloadable thingumabob for Netscape, complete with its own file format and brand new entry to a standards body.
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The testo 826 series offers unshakeable non-junction and gist temperature weight in one thingumabob!
Skip this delagar 2006
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We're not quite sure what we're calling the ongoing thingumabob - my favourite is Red Cordial Camp - but plans for the sequel to the Melbourne Long Tail Camp are very close to being finalised.
Archive 2005-11-01 2005
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Why: Because we think that despite all the bullshit, there is something worth building on in this Web 2.0 thingumabob.
Archive 2005-11-01 2005
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We're not quite sure what we're calling the ongoing thingumabob - my favourite is Red Cordial Camp - but plans for the sequel to the Melbourne Long Tail Camp are very close to being finalised.
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Why: Because we think that despite all the bullshit, there is something worth building on in this Web 2.0 thingumabob.
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Well, it must be whatshisname ... so-and-so ... thingumabob ...
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Well, it must be whatshisname ... so-and-so ... thingumabob ...
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Well, it must be whatshisname ... so-and-so ... thingumabob ...
jmjarmstrong commented on the word thingumabob
JM offers the warning - beware of oojahs, thingumabobs, doohickies and whatchamacallits as objects without proper names are never to be trusted.
February 1, 2009