whatchamacallit
Meaning
A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.
Synonyms
whatchamacallum
gadget
flat car
wood worm
what’s-its-name
Translations
truc
coso
dinges
chisme
Dingsda
troço
şeyFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/
Etymology
Clipping of what-you-may-call-it. United States, 20th century (recorded in 1921).
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