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whachamacallit
or what·cha·ma·call·it
[ hwuhch-uh-muh-kawl-it, hwoch-, wuhch-, woch- ]
noun
, Informal.
- an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whachamacallit1
First recorded in 1940–45; spelling of what you may call it or what do you call it, the first reflecting affrication of t before y and reduction of vowels; compare similar metric pattern and internal əmə in rigamarole, thingamajig ( def )
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