whatsis

• Umgangssprachliches Substantiv für einen Gegenstand oder eine Sache, deren Name vergessen wurde oder unbekannt ist.

A noun used informally to refer to an object or thing whose name is either forgotten or not known.

1. Unspecified thingB1informal

   A term used to refer to something whose name is forgotten, unknown, or not specified.

   Unbestimmte Sache

   • Can you pass me the whatsis on the table?
   • I need to fix that whatsis in the kitchen.
   • He was talking about some whatsis he bought online.

   Synonymedoodaddoohickeygismothingamabobthingamajigwhatchamacallitwhatnot