单词 | whachamacallit |
释义 | whachamacallitor what·cha·ma·call·it[ hwuhch-uh-muh-kawl-it, hwoch-, wuhch-, woch- ] / ˈʰwʌtʃ ə məˌkɔl ɪt, ˈʰwɒtʃ-, ˈwʌtʃ-, ˈwɒtʃ- / noun Informal.an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall. Also what-do-you-call-it, whad·dya·call·it [hwuhd-uh-yuh-kawl-it, hwod-, wuhd-, wod-] /ˈʰwʌd ə yəˌkɔl ɪt, ˈʰwɒd-, ˈwʌd-, ˈwɒd-/ . Origin of whachamacallitFirst recorded in 1940–45; spelling of what you may call it or what do you call it, the first reflecting affrication of t before y and reduction of vowels; compare similar metric pattern and internal əmə in rigamarole, thingamajig Words nearby whachamacallitW.G., WGA, W. Ger., Wh, WHA, whachamacallit, whack, whacked, whacked-out, whacking, whack off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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