Usually means: An unspecified or unknown object.
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  1. whatsis: Merriam-Webster
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  9. whatsis: FreeDictionary.org
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  11. whatsis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. whatsis: Encyclopedia

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  1. whatsis: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ noun:  Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.

Similar:
whatchamacallit, stuff, sundries, sundry, thing, information, anyone's guess, entity, identity, thing in itself, more...

Opposite:
whatchamacallit, thingamajig, doohickey, gadget, widget

Types:
thingamajig, whatchamacallit, thingummy, thingamabob, more...

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Similar:
whatchamacallit, stuff, sundries, sundry, thing, information, anyone's guess, entity, identity, thing in itself, more...

Opposite:
whatchamacallit, thingamajig, doohickey, gadget, widget

Types:
thingamajig, whatchamacallit, thingummy, thingamabob, more...



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