what-do-you-call-it
noun
variants
or what-do-you-call-them
or less commonly what-do-you-call-her
or what-do-you-call-him
ˈ(h)wä|tə⸗ˌ⸗⸗,
-wə-,
-wȯ-,
|tdə-
plural -s
: a thing or person that the speaker cannot (as from not knowing or from forgetting) or does not wish to name
hand me one of those little what-do-you-call-thems
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“What-do-you-call-it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what-do-you-call-it. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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