whatsit
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈwɒt.sɪt/us/ˈwɑːt.sɪt/anyobjectorpersonwhosenameyou havetemporarilyforgottenor do notknow:
名叫某某的人，那个叫什么的东西（用于忘记名字时）Where's the whatsit that youchangechannelswith?你换频道用的那个叫什么的东西哪儿去了？
You'dbettertellwhatsit - what's hisname- theguyinchargeofstationery.你最好告诉那个人——他叫什么名字来着——就是那个负责管文具的人。
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- trade name
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
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