thingy

noun

Used to describe an object on the spur of the moment when you have a sudden brain fritz and forget exactly what you were gonna say was.

Uhh.....get the report!.....program..thingy.

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the thingy

The Thingy:

That thing you are thinking of that you just cant remember the word for at that time. When saying it, people often attempt to explain it with accompanying hand/arm/body movements.

Person 1: That...uh...thing! The thingy thing! You know the one i mean!
Person 2: Oh! That thing! Its over there!

thingy

A technical term.

Guy #1: Insert the thingy into the slot.
Guy #2: ...Is that a... Technical term?
Guy #1: Why, yes. Yes it is.

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thingy

It can mean absolutely anything. Every time you can't find a word or something or forgot the word, you just use this.

Person 1: Whats that thingy?

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thingy

a something, a thingymajig,a watchamacalit,a doo dad, a habba whatsa, a do hickey. The word that replaces a noun that you cant think of at that certain moment.

hand that thingy.

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thingy

Used when talking about something that you're not sure the name of.

Also a word to explain an object people don't know the name of.

1. What's that black thingy?

2.

Tour Guide: See the waterfall?
Little kid: Um...the what?
Tour Guide: That water thingy over there.

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thingy

For the women, it describes anything under a hood of a car.

Hey, honey. What is that thingy right there? Not that thingy. That thingy there.

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