whatchamacallit

noun what·cha·ma·call·it \ˈhwä-chə-mə-ˌkȯ-lət, ˈwä-, ˈ(h)wə-\

: something whose name you have forgotten or do not know

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alteration of what you may call it

First Known Use: 1928

Synonyms: dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), thingummy, doodad, whatnot, whatsit (also whatsis or what-is-it)

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