different between whatsit vs whatsisname

whatsit

English

Alternative forms

  • whatzit
  • wotsit

Etymology

From what is it.

Noun

whatsit (plural whatsits)

  1. (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)

  1. (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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