whachamacallit
or what·cha·ma·call·it, what-you-may-call-it, what-do-you-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.
Origin of whachamacallit
1940–45; spelling of
what you may call it reflecting affrication of
t before
y and reduction of vowels; compare similar metric pattern and internal
əmə in
rigamarole,
thingamagig
Words nearby whachamacallit
wh,
wh question,
wh-question,
wh-word,
wha,
whachamacallit,
whack,
whack off,
whacked,
whacked out,
whacked-out
Definition for what-do-you-call-it (2 of 2)
whatchamacallit
[ hwuhch-uh-muh-kawl-it, hwoch-, wuhch-, woch- ]
/ ˈʰwʌtʃ ə məˌkɔl ɪt, ˈʰwɒtʃ-, ˈwʌtʃ-, ˈwɒtʃ- /
noun
Also
what-do-you-call-it
[hwuhd-uh-yuh-kawl-it, hwod-, wuhd-, wod-] /ˈʰwʌd ə yəˌkɔl ɪt, ˈʰwɒd-, ˈwʌd-, ˈwɒd-/.