whatsit

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whatsit

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Univerbation of what + is + it.

noun whatsits

Ireland, UK 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?
Similar: whatsitsname, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo, gubbins, whatsit

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"whatsit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whatsit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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whatsit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whatsit

Chicago

"whatsit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whatsit.

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@misc{whatsit_2026,
  title = {whatsit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whatsit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}