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thingy

nounmasculinecoloquial/ˈkojzu/high

coi·so

Definition

A word used colloquially to refer to something or someone whose name one doesn't remember, doesn't want to say, or doesn't know.
You need that thingy to open the can.
The neighbor's thingy made noise all night.
Common collocations
that thingythe whatchamacallit

Etymology

Derivação expressiva de 'coisa'.

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