n.
Pronunciation: ' hwät-s ə t, ' wät-, ' (h)w ə t-
Variant: also what · sis \ -s ə s \ or what-is-it \ -iz- ə t \
Function: noun
Etymology: whatsit & whatsis contraction of what-is-it
Date: circa 1882
: THINGAMAJIG
n.
Pronunciation: ' hwät-s ə t, ' wät-, ' (h)w ə t-
Variant: also what · sis \ -s ə s \ or what-is-it \ -iz- ə t \
Function: noun
Etymology: whatsit & whatsis contraction of what-is-it
Date: circa 1882
: THINGAMAJIG
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012