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noun
(also thingam)
informal = "thingummy". In early use (with reference to a person) also "Mr Thingum".
Origin
Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). Apparently an extended form of thing, perhaps after Latin nouns in -um or (accusative forms in) -am.
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