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whatchamacallit 

You know that thing , that whatchamacallit .

Whatchamacallit 

A word used when the actual name of the object in question will not come to mind. Very versatile but often very vague. It is derived from the phrase "what-you-may-call-it" which can be found in T. H. White's The Once and Future King.
Claire- "Hey, Adam, hand me the- the- you know, the whatchamacallit."

Adam- "The what?"
Whatchamacallit by Cu2Au May 30, 2006

whatchamacallit 

An object that you dont know the name of.
Yes he did wear a whatchamacallit.

watchamacallit 

A word used to replace a word that you don't know. "Doohickey" and "thingamajig" are equivalents.
You just push the button on the watchamacallit, then it's ready!
watchamacallit by th100 May 27, 2010

Whatchamacallit 

NOUN - A term, used to replace a noun when it won't come to mind.
I went to the restaurant and ordered the plate with shrimp and the other side...whatchamacallit.
Whatchamacallit by Enrique Perez November 16, 2003

Watchamacallit 

Tried to put that watchamacallit on the you now and it didn't work
Watchamacallit by Obmas January 31, 2017