thingy 

noun

Used to describe an object on the spur of the moment when you have a sudden brain fritz and forget exactly what you were gonna say was.

Uhh.....get the report!.....program..thingy.

thingy by Anonymous September 10, 2003

thingy 

A technical term.

Guy #1: Insert the thingy into the slot.
Guy #2: ...Is that a... Technical term?
Guy #1: Why, yes. Yes it is.

thingy by Nottel Inyu August 4, 2009

thingy 

It can mean absolutely anything. Every time you can't find a word or something or forgot the word, you just use this.

Person 1: Whats that thingy?

thingy by IshiftSandvich October 19, 2015

thingy 

a something, a thingymajig,a watchamacalit,a doo dad, a habba whatsa, a do hickey. The word that replaces a noun that you cant think of at that certain moment.

hand that thingy.

thingy by lazyassloser March 25, 2004

thingy 

Used when talking about something that you're not sure the name of.

Also a word to explain an object people don't know the name of.

1. What's that black thingy?

2.

Tour Guide: See the waterfall?
Little kid: Um...the what?
Tour Guide: That water thingy over there.

thingy by Skittia January 25, 2004

thingy 

For the women, it describes anything under a hood of a car.

Hey, honey. What is that thingy right there? Not that thingy. That thingy there.

thingy by smatty21 March 31, 2010

thingy 

1. A word that can substitute for any other English noun.

2. An item, concept, or idea that is a thing.

3. See also: thingamajig

Please put the thingy over but the thingy.

thingy by Ben September 10, 2003