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whatchamacallitwhat‧cha‧ma‧call‧it /ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt $ ˈwɑːtʃəməˌkɒːl-, ˈwʌtʃ-/ noun [countable]   whatchamacallitOrigin: 1900-2000 what you may call it - The guy was wearing one of those whatchamacallits on his head.
- Nonsense words of the whatchamacallit type provide an extra resource to keep listeners informed of our word retrieval problems.
what you say when you do not know the name of something or cannot remember it► what's its name/whatchamacallit also whatsit British informal spoken say this when you do not know the name of something or cannot remember it exactly: · Do you have a what's its name -- you know, one of those things for taking off wallpaper?· I've broken the whatchamacallit on my purse.· You need one of those whatsits to turn the bolt. ► thingy/thingamajig informal spoken say this especially when you do not want to try to think about the exact name of something: · You squeeze this little thingamajig, and it forces air into the pocket.· The towels are on the thingy at the top of the stairs. ► thing spoken something whose name you do not know exactly but that has particular features or is a type of the thing you are mentioning: · He's got one of those electronic things, you know, that you can record all your addresses in.noun thing thing: · What's that box thing on the table?· She was wearing one of those Spanish type jacket things. spoken a word you use when you cannot remember the name of something:  I’ve broken the whatchamacallit on my bag. |