Whatsit Meaning in English

word

US

ˈwʌtsɪt

WUHT-sit

UK

wˈɒtsɪt

WOT-sit

التعريف

A casual word used when you cannot remember or do not know the name of an object or thing.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and often used in spoken English to replace forgotten words, similar to 'thingy' or 'thingamajig'. Used for objects or sometimes for people in a casual context. Not used in formal writing or speech.

• Spanish: cacharro - cosa (cuando no se recuerda el nombre)
• Portuguese (BR): trem - coisa (quando não lembra o nome)
• Portuguese (PT): coisa - troço (quando não se lembra o nome)
• Chinese (Simplified): 那个东西 (指叫不出名字的东西)
• Chinese (Traditional): 那個東西 (指叫不出名字的東西)
• Hindi: वो चीज़
• Arabic: الشيء ده (عندما تنسى الاسم)
• Bengali: ওটা-কী-জানি - জিনিসটা
• Russian: штуковина - как-его-там
• Japanese: アレ - 何とか
• Vietnamese: cái gì đó - đồ gì đấy
• Korean: 그거 - 뭐시기
• Turkish: zımbırtı - şey
• Urdu: کچھ-جو-نام-یاد-نہیں (کسی شے کے لیے)
• Indonesian: bendanya - itu apa namanya

جمل نموذجية

Can you pass me the whatsit over there?

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I can't find the whatsit I need for this job.

basic

Where did you put the whatsit from the kitchen?

basic

Just use the whatsit if you can't find the proper tool.

natural

What's that whatsit called again?

natural

He fixed it using some old whatsit he found in the garage.

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