whatchamacallit

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

dinges

ding

houtworm

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

coso

truc

machin

chisme

Dingsda

şey

troço

chose

comment dirai-je

aggeggio

coisa

negócio

Dingsbums

σαράκι

Ding

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

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