Definitions
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- noun something one does not know the name of
Etymologies
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Like whatshumacallit, whatdoyoucallit originated from the words "what do you call it
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Examples
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Either you are crazy, extremely ignorant, or a whatdoyoucallit, a spy, a troll.
Think Progress » Official U.S. Military Dictionary Includes ‘Escalation,’ Not ‘Surge’ 2007
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Eyes closed, or maybe only glazed, you pictured her tight young whatdoyoucallit in your mind.
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976
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“And I'm wondering,” he says, “what the fuck you make of these, whatdoyoucallit, this lobster conspiracy?”
Monkeytown prologue/chapter first Chris Vola 2011
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Yes, it is; it’s like whatdoyoucallit, from biology class.
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996
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Yes, it is; it’s like whatdoyoucallit, from biology class.
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996
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