whatsit

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

noun

, Informal.

1. whatsis.

whatsit

/ ˈwɒtsɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of whatsit¹

Reduction of what is it

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