whaddayacallit

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What does whaddayacallit mean?

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

Where does whaddayacallit come from?

From what do you call it. Compare whatdoyoucallit.

How to pronounce whaddayacallit

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