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* [[Edgar Allan Poe]] wrote a short story entitled "The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq.", showing that particular form to be in familiar use in the United States [[Older Than Radio|in the 1840s]].
* The use of euphemisms like "You-Know-Who" and "Lord Thingy" for Voldemort in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' books is a very specific application of this trope.
* Invoked by name by Gaspode in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Men At Arms]]'', as seen on the [[Metasyntactic Variable/Quotes|quote page]].
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