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what's-its-name

what's-its-name is the alternative form of whatsitsname.

Meaning of whatsitsname

Noun

whatsitsname (plural whatsitsnames)

  1. Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.
    • Hey, hand me the whatitsname, will you? I need to tighten the doodah on this thingummybob.
    Synonyms:
    whatsit, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo

Forms of what's-its-name

pluralwhat's-its-names

Questions about what's-its-name

What is what's-its-name the alternative form of?
What's-its-name is the alternative form of whatsitsname.

Words near what's-its-name in the dictionary

  1. what's-her-name
  2. what's-her-names
  3. what's-his-face
  4. what's-his-name
  5. what's-his-names
  6. what's-its-name
  7. what's-its-names
  8. what's-their-face
  9. what's-their-faces
  10. what's-their-name
  11. what's-their-names

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