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-/.
Words nearby whatchamacallit
what-if,
what-you-may-call-it,
whata,
whataboutery,
whataboutism,
whatchamacallit,
whate'er,
whatever,
whatevs,
whatnot,
whatsis
Definition for whatchamacallit (2 of 2)
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
Example sentences from the Web for whatchamacallit
"Whatchamacallit tastes good like a dum-dum cigarette should," Victor put in, in an attempt to settle the subject.
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