# der Dingsda

der Dingsda is a German noun meaning “thingy”. Forms: des Dingsda.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Dingsda

## In other languages

- Русский: разг. обозначает местность или предмет, название которых неизвестно или забыто

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · no plural_ thingy, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall)
2. _colloquial · no plural_ whosit, whatshisname (a person whose name one cannot recall)
3. _colloquial_ gizmo; widget; whatsisname; whatsername
   - War das nicht der Dingsda? Du weißt schon, der Freund von Silvia?

## Examples

- Gar nicht so einfach herauszufinden, was dieses Dingsda ist. — It’s not all that easy to figure out what this thingamajig is.

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