(chiefly, UK, Irish) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say).
Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?
“I know GW's going to survive just absolutely fine without me, but see if I'm in a rush now to paint some whizzbang new plastic whatsit that'll never survive in a carry case. Just got some metal Pike and Shotte figures, so that'd mark a change of pace!”
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