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Whatsit
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Whatsit
A generic term for any product, especially a manufactured product. It is used in text books and academic papers to provide an example without using specifics. A whatsit is a less common term than a widget, and usually is used if the example includes two products: widgets and whatsits.
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Folk who have fought battles, worked hard and paid their dues only to get a kick in the whatsits by greed.
Letter: MAILBAG - Put 'Great' back in Britain by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
He may be the dog's whatsits in Europe but this, the end of Liverpool's unbeaten league record, was another example of just how much of a dog's dinner he still is in the Premiership.
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The video gaming industry has advanced leaps and bounds in the last 20 years, leaving some of us struggling to keep up with our WiFi and wiimotes and whatsits.
Wii wish you a merry game-filled Christmas by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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