What does "thingy" mean?

A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).

What is a synonym for "thingy"?

Common synonyms include: boycock, boydick, dingus, jigger, joint, thing.

//ˈθɪŋiː// adj, noun, pron, slang

adj, noun, pron, slang ·Common ·Middle school level

Noun

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."

Adjective

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, […]"

Pronoun

1
A person whose name one cannot recall. informal
"He reminds me of thingy from that film."
2
Alternative letter-case form of thingy (“a person whose name one cannot recall”). alt-of
"He reminds me of Thingy from that film."