释义 |
whatchamacallit|ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt, ˈhw-| repr. a pronunciation of what-you-may-call-it (see what-d'ye-call-'em, etc. γ). Chiefly U.S.
[1928M. Ostenso Mad Carews xii. 160 It's your—whatcha-may-call-it—your dowry!] 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §75/4 Contrivance..gadget, whatchamacallit. 1974R. B. Parker God save Child (1975) ii. 13 A pet whatchamacallit... Guinea pig. 1979Globe & Mail (Toronto) 24 Jan. 6/2 Wouldn't everyone feel silly if it turned out..that the whang⁓doodle was just a whatchamacallit with speed stripes? |