# Doodads, hickies, thingamabobs, etc.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doodads-hickies-thingamabobs-etc/406208>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 31, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doodads-hickies-thingamabobs-etc/406208 "2007-05-31T16:41:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doodads-hickies-thingamabobs-etc/406208/41 "2007-05-31T23:55:18Z")

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Whosit hasn’t been mentioned, but whatsit has.

While we’re on this subject, can any UK dopers tell me if “thingum **y** bob” is the standard spelling over there? I always knew it as “thing **a** mabob” or "thing **u** mabob, " but one of the first records issued by The Beatles’ Apple label was a song Paul wrote for the Black Dyke Mills Brass Band, called “Thingumybob.” I haven’t seen it spelled like that anywhere else. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doodads-hickies-thingamabobs-etc/406208/42 "2007-06-01T00:11:51Z")

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Hoojabob.

Joe

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