wotsit
That thing there
A wotsit is British informal for a thing whose name you can't recall or don't know—equivalent to whatsit, thingamajig, or doohickey: Hand me that wotsit, the one with the red handle.
Wotsits is also a brand of cheese-flavored puffed snacks in the UK, similar to Cheetos.
Bright orange corn puffs
- cheese puffsBaked cornmeal snack, dusted
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- crispyBrittle and snapping
flavored · nibbles · munchies · salty · savory · extruded · processed · bagged
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doodadUnnamed small object
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
thingummy · whatsis · thingy · gubbins · whatsit · whatsitsname · widget · contraption
UK-specific vocabulary term
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- informalRelaxed, not official
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
UK · England · everyday · casual · spoken · conversational · chummy · matey
Cheetos
Bright orange corn puffs
- cheese puffsBaked cornmeal snack, dusted
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- cornCereal grown on cobs
crispy · flavored · nibbles · munchies · salty · savory · extruded · processed · bagged · bite-sized
thingamajig
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- doodadUnnamed small object
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
doohickey · thingummy · whatsis · thingy · gubbins · whatsit · whatsitsname · widget · contraption · nameless
Britishism
UK-specific vocabulary term
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- informalRelaxed, not official
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
vernacular · UK · England · everyday · casual · spoken · conversational · chummy · matey · folksy