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whatchamacallit

The correct spelling is whatchamacallit.

How to pronounce whatchamacallit

/ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/

Say it like: Wac-ham-aca-lli-t

The correct spelling is whatchamacallit. A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

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