whatsit
what·sit
noun \ˈhwät-sət, ˈwät-, ˈ(h)wət-\Definition of WHATSIT
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what·sit also what·sis \-səs\ or what–is–it \-iz-ət\
Examples of WHATSIT
- <there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together>
Origin of WHATSIT
whatsit & whatsis contraction of what-is-it
First Known Use: circa 1882
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Synonyms: dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatnot, doodad (also whatsis or what-is-it)
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