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German

Meanings

  1. colloquialthingy, thingie, thingamajig, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall)

  2. colloquialwhosit, whatshisname (a person whose name one cannot recall)

  3. colloquialgizmo; widget; thingy whatchamacallit

    Was macht denn der Dingsbums da? Wie heißt er noch?

Examples

GermanEnglish
Triffst du dich immer noch mit Dingsbums?Are you still seeing whatshername?
Wo gehört dieses Dingsbums hin?Where does this doodad go?
2 more examples
Herr Dingsbums hat dich angerufen.Mr What's-his-name rang you.
Nun ja, ich habe keine Ahnung, was dieses Dingsbums tun soll.Why, I wouldn't know what this contraption is supposed to do.