whatchamacallit
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈwɒtʃ.ə.məˌkɔːl.ɪt/us/ˈwɑː.tʃə.məˌkɑː.lɪt/used when you arespeakingabout something or someone whosenameyou can notremember:
名叫什么什么的那个人,那个叫某某的东西(用于指记不起名字的人或物)I need a - a whatchamacallit - one of those things that you cancaramelizesugarwith.我需要一个——那个叫什么来着——可以熔化糖的那个东西。
Synonyms
doohickeyUSinformal
thingamabobinformal
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- trade name
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed