thingy

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 代词 pron.
中文释义
英 /ˈθɪŋiː/    美 /ˈθɪŋi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name). informal
    — And as soon as that temperature returns to normal, let’s talk about the thingies that go through your headie at night.
  2. A penis. childish,euphemistic,slang
    — He pulled out his thingy. It was huge.
形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a thing; tangible.
    — The most unpleasant, and also the thingiest, the central thing in Foreign Parts, was a giant banyan tree, putting out more and more suckers which created tangled arches, a swollen hiding-place of a tree, a series of organic traps, […]
代词 pron.
  1. A person whose name one cannot recall. informal
    — He reminds me of thingy from that film.

词形变化

thingies plural thingie alternative thingee alternative thingie alternative thingee alternative thingier comparative thingiest superlative

词汇关系

近义词
Sorted by number of Google hits widget hickey gizmo thingy gimmick thingie jigger gismo gubbins whatsit thingamajig doodad whatchamacallit doohickey thingo thingamabob thingummy whatsis thingumajig thingumabob whatchacallit Sorted alphabetically affair bazinga bizzo chingadera dealie dealy dinglehopper dingus dohickey dojigger dongle doo-hickey doober doodah doofer doohickus doohinkey doohinkus doojigger doovalacky foobar foo frammis frobnitz gadget geegaw gewgaw gingambob gingumbob hodad hootenanny jawn jimbang jobber jobby joint junk kajigger kludge MacGuffin oojamaflip rigamajig shebang stuff thingabob thingamabobber thingamafuck thingamajigger thingamajiggy thingmabob thingmajig thingmy thingummabob thingummajig thingummyjig thingum thingymabob thingymajig thing ting whachacallit whachamacallit whaddayacallit whatchamahoozie whatdyecallem whatdoyoucallit whatnot whatsaname whatsitsname whiff-whaff whosiewhatsit whosit wossisname wossname wotsit yoke yokibus
衍生词
object thingy
相关词
whatshisname :Category:English placeholder terms Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tenk-?
Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm
Proto-Germanic *þingą
Proto-West Germanic *þing
Old English þing
Middle English thing
English thing
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English thingy
From thing + -y (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tenk-?
Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm
Proto-Germanic *þingą
Proto-West Germanic *þing
Old English þing
Middle English thing
English thing
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English thingy
From thing + -y (adjectival suffix).
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