what's-its-name

what's-its-name
n
COLLOQ. thingummy, thingamy, thingy, thingummyjig, thingummybob, what-d'you-call-it, whatsit, doodah, doobrey, whatnot, gismo; N Am whatchamacallit, doodad, doofus, doohickey

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