coso — meaning in English
Italian → English · translate English → Italian instead
English meaning
- contraption noun A machine or device that looks complicated, unusual, or unreliable.
- doohickey noun (informal) A thing whose exact name you don't know or can't remember.
- gizmo noun A small device or gadget, especially one whose name or purpose isn't known.
- thing noun Any object, item, or entity that isn't named more specifically.
- thingamabob noun An object or person whose real name you cannot remember.
- thingamajig noun An object whose name you don't know or can't recall.
- thingy noun An informal word for an object whose name the speaker can't recall or doesn't need to state.
- whatchamacallit noun An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.
Senses
coso is used for these senses in English:
- contraption (figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object.
- doohickey (slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- gizmo (slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.
- thing (slang, euphemism) A penis.
- thingamabob (slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
- thingamajig (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
- thingy (informal) A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
- what's-his-name A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Italian.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Italian meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Italian
