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- DictionaryWhat·cha·ma·call·it/ˈ(h)wəCHəməˌkôlit/
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"
The meaning of WHATCHAMACALLIT is something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten : thingamajig. How to use whatchamacallit in a sentence.
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.
whatchamacallit. used when you cannot think of the name of something. Have you got a whatchamacallit? You know… a screwdriver? Definition of whatchamacallit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Whachamacallit is a very informal word for an object whose name you don’t know, have forgotten, or can’t recall at the moment. It’s also commonly spelled whatchamacallit. Similar terms are what-do-you-call-it and whaddyacallit.
Definitions of whatchamacallit. noun. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known. synonyms: doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, hootenanny, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget. see more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English what‧cha‧ma‧call‧it /ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt $ ˈwɑːtʃəməˌkɒːl-, ˈwʌtʃ-/ noun [ countable] spoken a word you use when you cannot remember the name of something I’ve broken the whatchamacallit on my bag.
