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• noun (Context 1)

An informal placeholder name for a person, place, or object whose actual name the speaker has forgotten or chooses not to specify.

Usage Example

"Could you pass me that little metal whatchamacallit sitting next to the wrench?"

Strongest
whatchamacallit
whatsit
thingamajig
thingamabob
doohickey
Strong
doodad
widget
gizmo
contraption

• Nearby Words

what
whataboutery
whataboutism
whatchacallit
whatchamacallit
whatever
whatevs

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Whatchacallit. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/whatchacallit
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