"whatdoyoucallit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whatdoyoucallits [plural]
Etymology: From the phrase "what do you call it". Head templates: {{en-noun}} whatdoyoucallit (plural whatdoyoucallits)
  1. (informal) Something one does not know the name of. Tags: informal Synonyms: thingy

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the phrase \"what do you call it\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whatdoyoucallits",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whatdoyoucallit (plural whatdoyoucallits)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "id": "en-whatdoyoucallit-en-noun-WAK27um5",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Something one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "thingy"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whatdoyoucallit"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From the phrase \"what do you call it\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whatdoyoucallits",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whatdoyoucallit (plural whatdoyoucallits)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English placeholder terms",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Something one does not know the name of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "thingy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whatdoyoucallit"
}

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