Whatchamacallit is short for what? [closed]
Wikipedia says the slang "whatchamacallit" is short for "what you might call it", but I remember hearing at some point that it's actually short for "what'd your ma call it?"
What is it short for?
Solution 1:
A number of dictionaries say that it comes from
what you may call it
- dictionary.reference.com
- Merriam-Webster
- Online Etymology Dictionary
I've corrected the Wikipedia page.