whatsit

[ hwuhts-it, hwots-, wuhts-, wots- ]
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nounInformal.

Origin of whatsit

1
Reduction of what is it

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British Dictionary definitions for whatsit

whatsit

whatsitsname, masculine whatshisname or feminine whatshername

/ (ˈwɒtsɪt) /


noun
  1. informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked

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