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whatchamacallit in Italian

whatchamacallit in Italian is coso, vattelapesca — whatchamacallit means an informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.

whatchamacallit in Italian

coso
noun
(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.
vattelapesca
noun
(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

What does "whatchamacallit" mean?

  1. noun An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
    "Pass me the whatchamacallit, the thing that opens jars."
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whatchamacallit in a sentence

  • Pass me the whatchamacallit, the thing that opens jars.
  • He fixed it with some whatchamacallit from the garage.

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What is "whatchamacallit" in Italian?

"whatchamacallit" in Italian is coso, vattelapesca. whatchamacallit means: An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.

How do you use "whatchamacallit" in a sentence?

Example: "Pass me the whatchamacallit, the thing that opens jars." In Italian, "whatchamacallit" is coso, vattelapesca.

Are there other ways to say "whatchamacallit" in Italian?

Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "whatchamacallit": coso, vattelapesca.

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