English Explanatory Dictionary

whatsitsname

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.

Word forms

whatsitsname whatsitsnames what's-its-name wossname

Etymology

From what's + its + name.

Synonyms

whatsit Sorted by number of Google hits widget hickey gizmo thingy gimmick thingie jigger gismo gubbins thingamajig doodad whatchamacallit doohickey thingo thingamabob thingummy whatsis thingumajig thingumabob whatchacallit Sorted alphabetically affair bazinga bizzo dealie dealy dinglehopper dingus dohickey dojigger dongle doo-hickey doober doodah doofer doohickus doohinkey doohinkus doojigger doovalacky foobar foo frammis frobnitz gadget geegaw gewgaw gingambob gingumbob hodad hootenanny jawn jimbang jobber jobby joint junk kajigger

Related words

Whateverville
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