Dingsbums

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋsbʊms/
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Noun

Dingsbums n or m or f (genitive Dingsbums, plural Dingsbumse)

  1. (colloquial) thingy, thingie, thingamajig, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall)
  2. (colloquial) whosit, whatshisname (a person whose name one cannot recall)

Usage notes
  • Dingsbums is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension
Declension of Dingsbums
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Dingsbums die Dingsbumse
genitive eines des Dingsbums der Dingsbumse
dative einem dem Dingsbums den Dingsbumsen
accusative ein das Dingsbums die Dingsbumse

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