Associations to the word «Whatsis»
Wiktionary
WHATSIS, noun. Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
Dictionary definition
WHATSIS, noun. Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use".
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.