Meanings
plural thingos
- AustraliaA thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.
All those scanning thingos at the front of the store don′t make any difference if you know how to handle them.
2010, Deb Fitzpatrick, 90 Packets of Instant Noodles, page 682 more examples
Windowsᵀᴹ and Microsoftᵀᴹ®; apparently are registered trademark thingos belonging to Microsoft Corporation.
2004 December, AUUGN, page 12‘Cup of coffee, Bonnie?’ Tan asked, appearing immediately at her side. ‘Camomile tea, I think,’ she said. ‘And one of those new orange and almond thingos that Fran and Sean were trying out.’
2005, Liz Byrski, Food, Sex and Money, page 386Synonyms: thingamajig, thingie, thingy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tenk-?
- Proto-Indo-European*tenkóm
- Proto-Germanic*þingą
- Proto-West Germanic*þing
- Old Englishþing
- Middle Englishthing
- Englishthing
- Latinō
- Old Frenchoh
- Middle Englisho
- EnglishO
- Englishoh
- Englishthingo
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
thingo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thingo
“thingo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thingo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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