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I don’t believe that it’s unique “thing” is pretty widely used in a similar way.
by orange_joe 4y ago
I don’t believe that it’s unique “thing” is pretty widely used in a similar way.
- tengwar2 4y agoThingy, whatsit, whatchermacallit - there are loads of these words. “Jawn” may have slight differences in the way that it is used when compared with “whatsit”, but it doesn’t seem very different. “Dongle” used to be used this way (by the person who invented the copy-protection dongle, who then repurposed the word). And then there’a the old faithful Latin “re”.
- istjohn 4y ago"Thing" isn't used for people or places though.
- tomcam 4y agoYou never met my ex-boss