whatsit

English

Alternative forms

• whatzit
• wotsit
• wossit

Etymology

From what is it.

Noun

whatsit (plural whatsits)

1. (chiefly UK, Ireland) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)

   Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?

Synonyms

• (a thing): See Category:English placeholder terms; see also Thesaurus:thingy

Translations

placeholder name — see thingy

See also

• Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• twatish