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whatsits

whatsits is the plural of whatsit.

Meaning of whatsit

Noun

whatsit (plural whatsits)

  1. (Ireland, UK) 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:
    whatsitsname, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo

Questions about whatsits

What is whatsits the plural of?
Whatsits is the plural of whatsit.

Words near whatsits in the dictionary

  1. whatsises
  2. whatsisface
  3. whatsisname
  4. whatsisnames
  5. whatsit
  6. whatsits
  7. whatsitsname
  8. whatsitsnames
  9. whatso
  10. whatsoe'er
  11. whatsoever

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