whachamacallit

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A form of whatchamacallit — A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

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Meanings

nounwhachamacallit (plural whachamacallits)

plural whachamacallits

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of whatchamacallit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thingy
Cite this entry
APA

whachamacallit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whachamacallit

MLA

“whachamacallit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whachamacallit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whachamacallit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whachamacallit.

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