what·sit (hw t s t, hw t-, wt-, wt-) or what·sis (-ss)n. Informal Something or someone whose name has been forgotten or is not known. [From What's it (called)?] |
whatsit [ˈwɒtsɪt], whatsitsname masculine, whatshisname feminine, whatshername
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Informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
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whatsit
noun thingummy, whatever it is (informal), whatchamacallit (informal), what's-its-name, thingummyjig (informal), oojamaflip (informal), thing `She's a whatsit.' `A masochist?' `That's the word.'
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