# whaddayacallit

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.

## Etymology
From what do you call it. Compare whatdoyoucallit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whaddayacallit