# whatchamacallit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt/

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

## Etymology
Univerbation and contraction of what you may call it. United States, 20th century (recorded in 1921).

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