whatchamacallit



whatchamacallit

(ˈʍətʃəməˈkɑlɪt)
n. a name for a person or thing whose real name has been forgotten or is being avoided. I lost my—you know—my whatchamacallit—my watch!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gurutze-Basque
Ercanbald-Ancient Germanic
Aberash-Eastern African, Amharic
Wilmot-Medieval English
Pope[pu:p]
AdriÁNahd-RYAHN (Spanish), AWD-ree-ahn (Hungarian)Spanish, Hungarian