whatsit

[ hwuhts-it, hwots-, wuhts-, wots- ]
/ ˈʰwʌts ɪt, ˈʰwɒts-, ˈwʌts-, ˈwɒts- /

noun Informal.

Origin of whatsit

reduction of what is it

Words nearby whatsit

British Dictionary definitions for whatsit

whatsit

whatsitsname, masculine whatshisname or feminine whatshername

/ (ˈwɒtsɪt) /

noun

informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked