thingamabob n 1: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" [syn: {doodad}, {doohickey}, {doojigger}, {gimmick}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}, {whatchamacallit}, {whatchamacallum}, {whatsis}, {widget}]