German

Noun

Dingsbums n, m, 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

See also

• Dingenskirchen
• Dingsda