"whosiewhatsit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whosiewhatsits [plural]
Etymology: A concatenation of the phrases "Who's he? What's it?" Head templates: {{en-noun}} whosiewhatsit (plural whosiewhatsits)
  1. (informal) A person or thing that one does not know the name of. Tags: informal Synonyms: thingy, whosie-whatsit
    Sense id: en-whosiewhatsit-en-noun-L7JpNxTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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