what-you-may-call-it

W w

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot yoo mey kawl it]
- /ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt yu meɪ kɔl ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot yoo mey kawl it]
- /ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt yu meɪ kɔl ɪt/

Definition of what-you-may-call-it word

noun what-you-may-call-it an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall. 1

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Origin of what-you-may-call-it

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

1940-45; spelling of what you may call it reflecting affrication of t before y and reduction of vowels; compare similar metric pattern and internal əmə in rigamarole, thingamagig

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Parts of speech for What-you-may-call-it

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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what-you-may-call-it popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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