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whatchamacallit

what·cha·ma·call·it
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hwuhch-uh-muh-kawl-it, hwoch-, wuhch-, woch-]
    • /ˈʰwʌtʃ ə məˌkɔl ɪt, ˈʰwɒtʃ-, ˈwʌtʃ-, ˈwɒtʃ-/
    • /ˈwɒtʃ.ə.məˌkɔːl.ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwuhch-uh-muh-kawl-it, hwoch-, wuhch-, woch-]
    • /ˈʰwʌtʃ ə məˌkɔl ɪt, ˈʰwɒtʃ-, ˈwʌtʃ-, ˈwɒtʃ-/

Definitions of whatchamacallit word

  • noun whatchamacallit an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall. 1
  • noun whatchamacallit Used to refer to a person or thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify. 1
  • noun whatchamacallit thingamajig 0
  • noun whatchamacallit A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker doesn’t know or can’t remember. 0
See all 4 definitions of whatchamacallit

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Origin of whatchamacallit

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 Whatchamacallit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Whatchamacallit

whatchamacallit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for whatchamacallit

adjective whatchamacallit

  • unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
  • nameless — having no name.
  • undisclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
  • unidentified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
  • unnamed — without a name; nameless.

noun whatchamacallit

  • thingy — Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
  • thingumabob — thingamajig.
  • thingamajig — a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name.
  • doodad — a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads.
  • doohickey — a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
All 126 Synonyms of whatchamacallit

Antonyms for whatchamacallit

adjective whatchamacallit

  • known — past participle of know1 .
  • named — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
  • identified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
  • designated — (of a truth value) corresponding to truth in a two-valued logic, or having one of the analogous values in a many-valued logic
  • distinguished — made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous: a distinguished scholar. Synonyms: renowned, illustrious.

noun whatchamacallit

  • destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  • disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
  • disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
  • ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
All 16 Antonyms of whatchamacallit

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