whatchamacallit

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

truc

machin

chose

comment dirai-je

trucmuche

machin-chose

Synonymes

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

Traductions

coso

dinges

Dingsda

ding

chisme

aggeggio

troço

şey

coisa

Dingsbums

negócio

σαράκι

Ding

Teil

Sache

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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