whatsis

Plural: whatsises

Noun

• A placeholder for something whose name is unknown; a whatsit.
• something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
• Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.

Examples

• He played a WHATSIS on the board, and his opponent challenged, thinking it was made up.

Synonyms

doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, widget, thingy