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- Dictionarywhatchamacallit/ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt/
noun
- 1. used to refer to a person or thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify: informal "she wanted me to get the whatchamacallit from her bureau"
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Whatchamacallit is an informal word for something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten. Learn its synonyms, examples, history, and usage from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
WHATCHAMACALLIT definition: 1. used when you are speaking about something or someone whose name you can not remember: 2. used…. Learn more.
WHATCHAMACALLIT meaning: 1. used when you are speaking about something or someone whose name you can not remember: 2. used…. Learn more.
Definition of whatchamacallit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
whatchamacallit in American English. (ˈhwʌtʃəməˌkɔlɪt, ˈhwɑtʃ-, ˈwʌtʃ-, ˈwɑtʃ-) noun. var. of whachamacallit. Also: what-do-you-call-it (ˈhwʌdəjəˌkɔlɪt, ˈhwɑd-, ˈwʌd-, ˈwɑd-) Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
5 days ago · whatchamacallit (plural whatchamacallits) (slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy. JESSICA: How many times do I have to say it? We were not stealing, Officer. We were just— / MONAHAN: I know.
It’s often used to refer to gadgets or parts of things that might not even have a commonly known name, as in Before we attach the bracket, we have to insert this whachamacallit here. The word is also sometimes used to refer to things that are not physical objects, such as events, types of media, or abstract concepts.
