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Whatsit vs Whatsisname - What's the difference?

whatsit | whatsisname | Related terms |

Whatsit is a related term of whatsisname.


As nouns the difference between whatsit and whatsisname

is that whatsit is (chiefly|uk) a thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say ) while whatsisname is (colloquial) a placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker can not bring to mind.

whatsit

English

Alternative forms

* whatzit * wotsit

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, 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 whatsit s, will you?

    Synonyms

    * (a thing) See

    See also

    * (Placeholder name) English placeholder terms

    whatsisname

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker can not bring to mind.

    • Related terms

    * whatsername * whatsit * whatchamacallit English placeholder terms