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whatsit
what·sit W5113900 (wŏt′sĭt, wŭt′-, hwŏt′-, hwŭt′-) or what·sis (-sĭs)n. Informal Something whose name is unknown or forgotten.
[From What's it (called)?]whatsit (ˈwɒtsɪt) , whatsitsname or whatchamacallitninformal a thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlookedThesauruswhatsitnoun thingummy, whatever it is (informal), whatchamacallit (informal), what's-its-name, thingummyjig (informal), oojamaflip (informal), thing `She's a whatsit.' `A masochist?' `That's the word.'Translationswhatsit
whatsis and whatsit and whatzit and whazzit (ˈʍətsɪs and ˈʍətsɪt and ˈʍətsɪt and ˈʍəzɪt) n. a name for a person or thing whose real name has been forgotten or is being avoided. Put this little whatzit on the top and another on the bottom. whatsit verbSee whatsisWhatsit
WhatsitA generic term for any product, especially a manufactured product. It is used in text books and academic papers to provide an example without using specifics. A whatsit is a less common term than a widget, and usually is used if the example includes two products: widgets and whatsits.whatsit
Synonyms for whatsitnoun thingummySynonyms- thingummy
- whatever it is
- whatchamacallit
- what's-its-name
- thingummyjig
- oojamaflip
- thing
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