Meanings
nounwhatsit (plural whatsits)
plural whatsits
- IrelandUKA thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)
Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?
Synonyms: whatsitsname, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)
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Origin
Univerbation of what + is + it.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
whatsit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatsit
MLA
“whatsit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatsit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whatsit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatsit.
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