Wotsit

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of whatsit. alt-of, alternative, informal

    "Nah, I reckon it's all one of those mass testeria thingies, where someone starts saying they're not seeing owt, and then afore you know it we've lost the wotsit."

  2. 2
    A cheese-flavoured corn puff of the British brand Wotsits.

    "Lucy rolls her eyes as she chews the life out of a Wotsit."

Example

More examples

"Nah, I reckon it's all one of those mass testeria thingies, where someone starts saying they're not seeing owt, and then afore you know it we've lost the wotsit."

Etymology

From wotsit, a variant of whatsit.

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