whatsit

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From what is it.

Noun

whatsit (plural whatsits)

(chiefly UK, Ireland) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)
Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?

Synonyms

(a thing): See Category:English placeholder terms; see also Thesaurus:thingy

Translations

placeholder name — see thingy

See also

Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

twatish

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