-it

\\ə̇t, ə̇d\ verb suffix

Etymology: Middle English, alteration of -ed

Scotland

variant of -ed

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ˈwhat-d'you-call-him/-her/-it/-them | ˈwhat's-his/-her/-its/-their-name idiom

used instead of a name that you cannot remember

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She's just gone out with old what-d'you-call-him.

Main entry: ↑what_idiom