different between whatsit vs whatsername
whatsit
English
Alternative forms
- whatzit
- wotsit
Etymology
From what is it.
Noun
whatsit (plural whatsits)
- (chiefly Britain) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)
- Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?
Synonyms
- (a thing): See Category:English placeholder terms; see also Thesaurus:thingy
See also
- Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- twatish
whatsit From the web:
- what is mrs whatsit in a wrinkle in time
- what is mrs whatsit
- what are the mrs wrinkle in time
- describe mrs.whatsit in a wrinkle in time
whatsername
English
Etymology
Derived from running together the words in the phrase "what is her name?".
Noun
whatsername (plural whatsernames)
- (colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a woman whose name the speaker can not bring to mind.
Related terms
- whatsisname
- whatsit
- whatchamacallit
whatsername From the web:
- what is whatsername by green day about
- what is whatsernames real name
- what bpm is whatsername
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