whachamacallit

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 whachamacallit."

Adam- "The what?"

by Cu2Au May 24, 2006

whoshamacallit

Stand-in word used when you can't think of the right one. The "sha" is properly pronounced as in the French "Je".

Make it go faster by turning that whoshamacallit.

by june t July 11, 2011

whoshamacallit

word for when you don't remember somebody's name

I'll never forget old whoshamacallit who lives in Brandenburg

by june t October 26, 2015

whatchamacallit

Something you can't remember the name of.

You know that thing , that whatchamacallit .

by Edmarie Cubille' May 13, 2016

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?"

by Cu2Au May 30, 2006

whatchamacallit

An object that you dont know the name of.

Yes he did wear a whatchamacallit.

by Chocolate Princess July 5, 2003

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!

by th100 May 27, 2010