WHATCHAMACALLIT

Meaning of WHATCHAMACALLIT in English

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary. Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5. 2012

WHATCHAMACALLIT — noun Etymology: alteration of what you may call it Date: 1928 thingamajig
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHATCHAMACALLIT — /hwuch"euh meuh kawl'it, hwoch"-, wuch"-, woch"-/ , n. whachamacallit. Also, what-do-you-call-it /hwud"euh yeuh kawl'it, hwod"-, wud"-, wod"-/ .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHATCHAMACALLIT — n. (Slang) "what do you call it", generic term used to refer to something without specifying it by name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHATCHAMACALLIT — noun Etymology: alteration of what you may call it Date: 1928 : thingamajig
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHATCHAMACALLIT — [what.cha.ma.call.it] n [alter. of what you may call it] (1928): thingamajig
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHATCHAMACALLIT — whatchamacallit BrE AmE ˈwɒtʃ əm ə ˌkɔːl ɪt § -ət AmE ˈwʌtʃ- ˈwɑːtʃ-, ˈhwʌtʃ-, ˈhwɑːtʃ-, -ˌkɑːl-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHATCHAMACALLIT — / ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt; NAmE ˈwɑːt-; ˈwʌt-/ noun ( informal ) used when you cannot think of the name of sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHATCHAMACALLIT — what ‧ cha ‧ ma ‧ call ‧ it /ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt $ ˈwɑːtʃəməˌkɒːl-, ˈwʌtʃ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHATCHAMACALLIT — Noun. Something whose name escapes one.
Slang English vocab
WHATCHAMACALLIT — • ↑ what's its name/whatchamacallit
Longman Activator English vocab
WHATCHAMACALLIT — Безделушки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHATCHAMACALLIT — сущ., разг.как его/её/их там (о вещи или человеке, названия или имени которого говорящий не может вспомнить)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHATCHAMACALLIT — сущ. , разг. как его / её / их там ( о вещи или человеке, названия или имени которого говорящий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHATCHAMACALLIT — сущ., разг. как его / её / их там (о вещи или человеке, названия или имени которого говорящий не может вспомнить)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHATCHAMACALLIT — n AmE infml Did you see whatchamacallit at the track? — Ты видел, как его там, на скачках? Where did I put …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WHATCHAMACALLIT — n AmE infml Did you see whatchamacallit at the track? — Ты видел, как его там, на скачках? Where did …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WHATCHAMACALLIT — whatchamacallit n AmE infml Did you see whatchamacallit at the track? Ты видел, как его там, на скачках? Where did …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHATCHAMACALLIT — Did you see whatchamacallit at the track? — Ты видел, как его там, на скачках? Where did I put whatchamacallit …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WHATCHAMACALLIT — n. Pronunciation: ' hwä-ch ə -m ə - ˌ ko ̇ -l ə t, ' wä-, ' (h)w ə - …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHAT'S ITS NAME/WHATCHAMACALLIT — See ↑ THING 3
Longman Activator English vocab
WHACHAMACALLIT — /hwuch"euh meuh kawl'it, hwoch"-, wuch"-, woch"-/ , n. Informal. an object or person whose name one does not know or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THINGY — n. object whose name is not known or has been forgotten, thingamajig, whatchamacallit, doodad
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HICKEY — n. gadget, device, whatchamacallit; pimple; red mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOINGS — n. behavior, manner of acting or behaving; things done, deeds; social activities; social events; commotion; items whose name has been …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHATCHAJIGGY — A word used in place of another word that can't be remembered at the moment. Similar in principle to whatchamacallit. …
Slang English vocab
THINGER — Thing, something, thingamajig, and whatchamacallit. Used when referring to ome kind of web entity including applications, procedures, etc. Sometimes used …
Slang English vocab
HOOJICAPIV — A whatsit is a thingamajig is a whatchamacallit Just another something that you can't find the right word for. Example: …
Slang English vocab
DOHICKEY — Otherwise known as the thingamajigger, whatchamacallit or that thing that I don't know the name of. Example: Hey, Bob, what's …
Slang English vocab
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
NAME — INDEX: 1. a person’s name 2. a name used by your friends and family that is not your real name …
Longman Activator English vocab
NAME — See ↑ CHOOSE 4, ↑ NAME 1,4,6,7, ↑ REPUTATION 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ big name • ↑ brand name • …
Longman Activator English vocab

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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