whatchacallit

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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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thingy
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Meanings

nounwhatchacallit (plural whatchacallits)

plural whatchacallits

  1. alternativeAlternative form of whatchamacallit.

    Synonyms: thingy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thingy

Origin

From whatcha + call + it.

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Cite this entry
APA

whatchacallit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatchacallit

MLA

“whatchacallit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatchacallit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whatchacallit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatchacallit.

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