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whatsit
noun what·sit \ˈhwät-sət, ˈwät-, ˈ(h)wət-\
: something whose name you have forgotten or do not know
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Variants of WHATSIT
what·sit also what·sis \-səs\ or what–is–it \-iz-ət\
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Origin of WHATSIT
whatsit & whatsis contraction of what-is-it
First Known Use: circa 1882
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- Synonyms
- dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatnot, doodad (also whatsis or what-is-it)
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