whaddayacallit

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noun

A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.

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Meanings

nounwhaddayacallit (plural whaddayacallits)

plural whaddayacallits

  1. A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thingy

Origin

From what do you call it. Compare whatdoyoucallit.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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