whatchamacallit UK /ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt/US /ˈwʌt͡ʃəməˌkɔlɪt/ noun1 •(informal) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.The Thingamajig and the Wachamacallit. — 1921 formswhatchamacall'em · whatchamacallem · whatchamacallits