Whatchamacallit (Noun)
Meaning
Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A strange whatchamacallit in the attic kept buzzing loudly, and no one knew how to turn it off.
- The inventor fiddled with the mysterious whatchamacallit, trying to figure out its original purpose.
- He inserted a quarter into the shiny whatchamacallit and waited to see what it would do.
- She had no idea how the whatchamacallit worked but was determined to fix it.
- It took him a few minutes to figure out how to use the high-tech whatchamacallit that came with the latest gadget.
Synonyms
- Gubbins
- Gizmo
- Thingamajig
- Doojigger
- Doodad
- Thingamabob
- Widget
- Gismo
- Whatchamacallum
- Gimmick
- Thingumabob
- Thingmajig
- Thingummy
- Whatsis
- Thingumajig
- Doohickey
- Thingmabob