Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whatchamacallum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whatchamacal-lum
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Example Sentences

"she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"
"there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

Synonyms

doodad doohickey dojigger gimmick gizmo gismo gubbins thingamabob thingumabob thingmabob thingamajig thingumajig

Questions

What does whatchamacallum mean?: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

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