Definition of "whatzit" [whatzit]

• Alternative spelling of whatsit. (noun)

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• "Purgatorial chic epitomized, Alain Renais's 1961 whatzit "Last Year at Marienbad" is at once an enigmatic totem of modern European art-house cinema, a mind-bending Möbius strip costumed by Coco Chanel, a surreal puzzle that many regard as a high-handed prank, a formal masterpiece, and one of the most emulated films ever made."
• ""One night last week, she got to the point of taking an ice cream whatzit and throwing it with as much force as she could at the table. (* splat*smash*).""
• "The version of KISS ME DEADLY that circulated widely for decades before the film was restored in the 1990s gave viewers the impression that the world ended with the opening of the "the great whatzit.""