whatchamacallit

英 ['wɒtʃəmə,kɔːlɪt] 美 ['wɑtʃəməkɔlɪt]
  • n. =what-do-you-call-it

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whatchamacallit 叫什么来着

来自口语what you may call it .

英文词源


whatchamacallit (n.)
1928, compressed form of phrase "what you may call it." What-do-you-call-it is from 1630s. Earliest recorded variant is what-calle-ye-hym, attested from late 15c. What's-his-name for "unspecified person" is attested from 1690s; variant what's-his-face is first recorded 1967.

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