whatsis

whatsis

informal Any thing the name of which is not known or cannot be remembered. Hand me that whatsis over there, would ya? He said some whatsis in the engine blew out or something.

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whatsis

and whatsit and whatzit and whazzit (ˈʍətsɪs and ˈʍətsɪt and ˈʍətsɪt and ˈʍəzɪt)

n. a name for a person or thing whose real name has been forgotten or is being avoided. Put this little whatzit on the top and another on the bottom.

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