whatchamacallit

Significat (Anglès)

A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

Conceptes

corcadura

corc

🪱

trasto

andròmina

endergues

Sinònims

doodad

thingamajig

whatchamacallum

doohickey

gismo

thing

thingummy

thingamabob

thingmajig

thingmabob

gubbins

thingy

whatsis

thingumajig

doojigger

gadget

gimmick

whatsit

gizmo

widget

thingumabob

flat car

stuff

trick

weevil

woodworm

wood worm

flatcar

what’s-its-name

what is it

doobry

hickey

so and so

Traduccions

coso

truc

dinges

machin

ding

chisme

Dingsda

troço

Dingsbums

coisa

chose

aggeggio

comment dirai-je

negócio

şey

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Clipping of what-you-may-call-it. United States, 20th century (recorded in 1921).