See Wotsit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2016, Amy Liptrot, “Rose Cottage”, in The Outrun, Edinburgh: Canongate Books, published 2024, →ISBN:",
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"ref": "2017, Charlotte Crosby, “March 2016”, in Brand New Me, London: Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 89:",
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"text": "“Guess I owe you a thanks then?” / “One of these will do.” She plucked a Wotsit out. “So what’s your plan. Other than emergency crisps.” She knew me too well.",
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"ref": "2018, Julia Golding with Andrew Briggs and Roger Wagner, “Testing Boyle’s Law – ‘Gas Pressure Increases, Volume Decreases’”, in Hunt with Newton: What Are the Secrets of the Universe? (The Curious Science Quest), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Lion Hudson, →ISBN:",
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"ref": "2019, “Is your cat smarter than Donald Trump?”, in Poo or False? A Completely Crappy Quiz Book, London: Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 129:",
"text": "You know Donald Trump, right? Wobbly orange trumpet on legs? The answer to the question: ‘What would the offspring of a Wotsit and a dolphin look like?’ Yeah, that guy. Well, he also happens to be the 45th President of the United States of America.",
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"ref": "2023, Hywel Roberts, “Introduction”, in Botheredness: Stories, Stance, Pedagogy, Bancyfelin, Carmarthenshire: Independent Thinking Press, →ISBN, footnote 3:",
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"ref": "2023, L.M. Chilton [pseudonym; Luke Chilton], chapter 12, in Don’t Swipe Right, London: Head of Zeus, →ISBN:",
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