Whaddayacallit

noun

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Definitions

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

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chingaderachummydingbatdingusdooberdoodad

Etymology

From what do you call it. Compare whatdoyoucallit.

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