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[Old English þing "assembly." From a prehistoric Germanic word meaning "time" (from the idea of an "appointed time"). The sense "unspecified object" evolved via "matter for discussion" and "matter."]
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf you mean the prefix "thing-" , as far as I know "thing" is never used as a prefix in real words. or really any slang words I have ever heard.
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