whatsitsname en · NOUN
Etymology
From what's + its + name.
Meanings
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Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.
Don’t forget to feed whatsitsname.
1971 May, Elenor Grozney, “Letters”, in National Lampoon, volume 1, number 14, New York, N.Y.: National Lampoon, Inc., page 6, column 3:Hey, hand me the whatitsname, will you? I need to tighten the doodah on this thingummybob.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whatsitsnames | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wossname | alternative | lexicographic | |
| what's-its-name | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
thingamajiggy · thingmy · wotsit · dongle · thingummy · shebang · yokibus · junk · whatchamacallit · whatsaname · thingie · doohinkus · bazinga · wossisname · thingo · frobnitz · frammis · thingabob · doodah · jawn · foo · jigger · kajigger · jobby · kludge · dinglehopper · gizmo · gubbins · thingamajig · wossname · thingumajig · thingy · doojigger · ting · affair · dojigger · whachacallit · whatchacallit · doovalacky · whosiewhatsit · thingum · whachamacallit · doohickus · doodad · gingambob · whatdyecallem · thingummyjig · MacGuffin · whatsis · doofer · geegaw · thingmabob · Sorted by number of Google hits · thingamabobber · whatdoyoucallit · stuff · gismo · yoke · thingummabob · thing · whatchamahoozie · thingamabob · hickey · thingummajig · thingymabob · joint · doohickey · thingamafuck · rigamajig · widget · jimbang · whatsitsname · jobber · dealie · oojamaflip · gadget · doober · chingadera · hootenanny · thingamajigger · whatnot · whatsit · gewgaw · gimmick · foobar · whosit · thingymajig · whaddayacallit · whatsit · whiff-whaff · thingumabob · thingmajig · bizzo · doo-hickey · dealy · doohinkey · Sorted alphabetically · gingumbob · hodad · dingus · dohickey
Translations (2)
pl wihajster (any object whose name one does not know) · grc σκινδαψός (any object whose name one does not know)