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Definition of Thingies
1. thingy [n] - See also: thingy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thingies
Literary usage of Thingies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School by Gene Callahan (2004)
"For any particular batch of Puffy, Deep-Fried Cheese thingies, the manufacturer
... The producer of Cheese thingies believes (rightly or wrongly) that its ..."
2. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East: With Historical Surveys by Charles Francis Horne (1917)
"The period of asking lasted nine thingies of worlds. ... The third period of four
thingies of worlds was remarkable for the complete absence of all that ..."
3. Surviving Twilight by Shane A. Bernskoetter (2005)
"Rest assured the mechanics we have are inordinately more skilled than I am at
under-the-hood vehicle repair thingies. SSG Everitt started laughing at me ..."
4. Glengoyne: Reminiscences of the Parish and Its People by William Gairdner (1900)
"... balm, mint, an' sic-like thingies ; an' there is a fine buss o' honeysuckle
growin' up anent the dyke which I planted wi' ma ain hand. ..."
5. Mentally Incontinent by Joe Peacock (2005)
"... recommending the "shrimp roll thingies" and "some smoked salmon things...
I don't remember what they are called, but they are really good. ..."
6. The Cookbook for Men Whose Wives Don't Cook by Christopher Hamilton (2006)
"If you like them hot and you have egg thingies you put them in, and then eat away
Otherwise, let them cool enough to handle. These are what you use to make ..."
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