whatsit

[US]/wɒtsɪt/
[UK]/'wɑtsɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. small gadget or thingamajig
Word Forms
Pluralwhatsits

Example Sentences

Let's say two o'clock on the whatsit of May?.

He's started going to, whatsit, Alcoholics Anonymous.

I can't find my keys, have you seen that whatsit?

She always carries around that whatsit, I think it's a good luck charm.

Can you pass me that whatsit on the table?

I need to fix this whatsit before we can use it again.

He's always tinkering with some whatsit in his workshop.

She's a collector of all sorts of whatsits from around the world.

I have a feeling that whatsit will come in handy later.

I'm not sure what this whatsit is for, but it looks interesting.

The kids are always playing with that colorful whatsit in the yard.

I'll just grab that whatsit and we can head out the door.

Real-world Examples

" Well, you can use this little whatsit to take out your SIM card."

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Words like " thingy" or " whatsit" or " thingamajig" , these are not normally used in written English.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Why wasn't I warned that unifying the administration of the countryside would mean removing protected status from this beaver whatsit?

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

One man looked at the whatsit.

Source: Oxford Reading Tree Stage 5 [British Accent with Translation]

The whatsit was in the museum.

Source: Oxford Reading Tree Stage 5 [British Accent with Translation]

If, for example, you discover a small whatsit, and you can't really say whether it is animal, vegetable, or mineral – I don't think you would dare touch it.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

Uncle Vernon opened his mouth, closed it again, opened it once more, shut it, then, apparently struggling to remember how to talk, opened it for a third time and croaked, " So—so—they—er—they—er—they actually exist, do they—er—Dementy—whatsits? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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