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Things vs Thingo - What's the difference?

things | thingo |

As nouns the difference between things and thingo

is that things is while thingo is (australia) a thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.

things

English

(wikipedia things)

Noun

(head)
  • One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
    • Ole Golly just had indoor things and outdoor things.... She just had yards and yards of tweed which enveloped her like a lot of discarded blankets, which ballooned out when she walked, and which she referred to as her Things.'' —Louise Fitzhugh, ''Harriet the Spy (1964)

    Synonyms

    * stuff

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    thingo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia) A thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.
  • * 2004 December, , page 12,
    • WindowsTM and MicrosoftTM®; apparently are registered trademark thingos belonging to Microsoft Corporation.
  • * 2005 , Liz Byrski, Food, Sex and Money , page 386,
    • ‘Cup of coffee, Bonnie?’ Tan asked, appearing immediately at her side.
    ‘Camomile tea, I think,’ she said. ‘And one of those new orange and almond thingos that Fran and Sean were trying out.’
  • * 2010 , Deb Fitzpatrick, 90 Packets of Instant Noodles , page 68,
    • All those scanning thingos at the front of the store don?t make any difference if you know how to handle them.

    Synonyms

    * (thing whose name is unknown or forgotten) thingamajig, thingie, thingy * See also English placeholder terms