different between whatsit vs whatsisname
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
whatsisname
English
Etymology
Derived from running together the words in the phrase what is his name.
Noun
whatsisname (plural whatsisnames)
- (colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember.
Related terms
- whatsername
- whatsit
- whatchamacallit
whatsisname From the web:
- what does whatsisname mean
- what means whatsisname
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