whatchamacallit in Japanese
whatchamacallit in Japanese is 何々, 何とか — whatchamacallit means an informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
whatchamacallit in Japanese
何々
Pronounced: naninani
(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.
何とか
Pronounced: nantoka
(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?
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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 Japanese?
"whatchamacallit" in Japanese is 何々, 何とか. whatchamacallit means: An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
How do you pronounce 何々?
"whatchamacallit" in Japanese is 何々, pronounced "naninani".
How do you use "whatchamacallit" in a sentence?
Example: "Pass me the whatchamacallit, the thing that opens jars." In Japanese, "whatchamacallit" is 何々, 何とか.
Are there other ways to say "whatchamacallit" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "whatchamacallit": 何々, 何とか.
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