A thing-a-ma-bob
A thing-a-ma-bob This expression is used when referring to something when the objects name escapes you for the present. If I was combing my hair in the bedroom and the brush I wanted was on the bureau in my sister's room(and I knew it was there) I'd probably shout out and ask her to "...
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| Summary: | A thing-a-ma-bob This expression is used when referring to something when the objects name escapes you for the present. If I was combing my hair in the bedroom and the brush I wanted was on the bureau in my sister's room(and I knew it was there) I'd probably shout out and ask her to "pass me the thing a ma bob, there on the bureau." Heard from mother, aged 50, reared in St. John's. Heard between 1956 and 67. Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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