What is WHATCHAMACALLIT? in Spanish?

WHATCHAMACALLIT? is actually the short form of a longer expression: What You Might Call It?
It is used when you are unable to remember  a specific word as in the following example:
In order to finish this operation we will need a special tool, a...WHATCHAMACALLIT?... I can't remember!
WHATCHAMACALLIT? is therefore ¿COMO MISMO ES QUE SE DICE?
It is also the name of a chocolate bar produced by Hershey's.

Comments

Torres Alvear Odette said…
Ok, fun. But I didn't have idea that exist this word, and not even I can pronunciation, literally my brain said "what is that?" one more time thanks for this information.
June 11, 2021 at 10:11 PM
Mendoza Párraga Martha said…
It is difficult for me to pronounce this word, but it is a very interesting fact to improve our fluency when we speak.
June 11, 2021 at 10:31 PM
Ginger Morán said…
This is the first time I have heard of this. If it sounds complicated, I can't imagine the taste! >o<
June 11, 2021 at 10:44 PM
Kymberlyn Carriel said…
What a long and complicated word to pronounce!
I didn’t know about this, and I don’t think I will use it often in my future but never say never, hahaha.
June 11, 2021 at 10:48 PM
Samuel Macías said…
This word sounds fun and is totally new to me, honestly a little difficult to pronounce but it is very interesting because it creates a new word through the combination every day something new is learned.
June 11, 2021 at 10:56 PM
DANIELA IBARRA said…
There is a word for use when you do not know or not remeber the name of something, wao ! I do not know that information, incredible there are much more thing for learn.
June 12, 2021 at 12:50 AM
Johanna Arteaga said…
Wow! I had no idea that expression even existed, the way it's spelled surprised me quite a bit and it took me a moment to pronounce it as well, I thought it was something rather from another part of the world. Anyway, I think it will be very useful for me when I forget a term.
June 12, 2021 at 5:35 AM
Juan Jesús said…
I wonder is Americans all know about this phrases. It is weird to invented words jus for fun.
June 12, 2021 at 7:22 AM
Katherine Cabezas Tufiño said…
This phrase reminds me that the American way of speaking is funnier, cooler and they omit some letters to make the expression shorter.
June 12, 2021 at 9:46 AM
Manuel Erazo said…
Hahaha I didn't expect that, from now on I am going to use it instead of saying 'How do you say' or 'What's the meaning of this.
June 12, 2021 at 10:51 AM
Ginger Nicole Alvia González said…
HAHHAHAH pretty funny the way that some things are called, and how their names used to come from English expressions or phrases. Cool!!!
June 12, 2021 at 12:15 PM
Nicole Cedeño Gines said…
Hahaha, I loved this expression. I'm always forgetting the name of things, so I'm definitely going to use this word!! xD
June 12, 2021 at 7:16 PM
Cynthia Rizzo said…
CYNTHIA RIZZO PAGUAY
Every day I am more surprised with each new word, but this word sounds a bit funny and has an interesting meaning.
June 12, 2021 at 10:10 PM
Evelin Arellano said…
It was very informative, I didn't know that, but it's a good word that we can use in our daily routine, WHATCHAMACALLIT?, I like it.
June 12, 2021 at 10:48 PM
Blanca Landivar said…
Interesting.! I really had no idea what it could mean or how to pronounce it ..! It seems to me a curious form of advertising by its manufacturers.!
June 13, 2021 at 9:59 AM
Ginger Rocafuerte said…
In my opinion, it does not sound like a short form because it takes the same time to speak it as the expression as a whole. However, it is a good phrase to add to our vocabulary. It can be useful to use while being in an English speaking country
June 13, 2021 at 10:29 AM
LILIANA EDITH ROMERO MEDINA said…
Interesting that an expression has the name of a chocolate Hersey's, this expression means something different oseous you see a word but if it is an expression of several words, very interesting to know that of an expression.
June 13, 2021 at 1:45 PM
Maria Peralta Manzo said…
I have to admit it sounded very strange for me at first. I thought it was a tongue-twister.
June 13, 2021 at 4:26 PM
Ferruzola Martínez Rita said…
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June 13, 2021 at 4:29 PM
Ferruzola Martínez Rita said…
YES! I heard it before but like is slang I don't put so much attention to this expression. But thank you for reminding me of this.
June 13, 2021 at 4:37 PM
Suleyka Tello Bermudez said…
it is a new and very long word!
I hope one day use it.
June 13, 2021 at 6:23 PM
Angie Rodriguez said…
Angie Rodriguez Carbo
I did not know the meaning of this word and it is difficult to pronounce.
The name of this chocolate product is curious.
June 14, 2021 at 7:57 PM
Unknown said…
Dave Criollo

It is a little bit difficult to pronounce for me. Why the chocolate has that name?
June 15, 2021 at 5:40 PM
Emily Saca Salinas said…
It is a creative construction for me. By the way, it reminds of some currrent posts on social media in which users shorten long expressions to make them easier to remember or to pronounce. Naturally, these 'new words' can be a little annoying,even rude, as users primarily create them for fun or to entertain others.
June 15, 2021 at 10:58 PM
Alejandra Coronel Guzhñay said…
I feel like I gonna use it a lot, love marketing people.
June 16, 2021 at 11:31 AM
Briggitte Vera said…
Great! It's one of the biggest words I have seen,and a little difficult to pronounce, but It's ok I added a new word to my list.
June 17, 2021 at 2:14 AM
Ericka Zambrano said…
I am so impressed haahahah this is a new word to me and it sounds funny; I repeated it to learn it so I'm gonna use it even though it's a little informal .
June 19, 2021 at 7:47 PM
Zamora Parra Anthony said…
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June 20, 2021 at 10:00 PM
Zamora Parra Anthony said…
I use that phrase a lot in Spanish. Now, I know how to say that phrase in English because I always miss some words that makes me be in silence.

PIN-S-MA-6-1 "EAP I"
June 20, 2021 at 10:03 PM
Janeth Cedeño said…
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August 30, 2021 at 4:56 PM
Janeth Cedeño said…
It's the first time I heard about this word and this product.It's funny because I don't even know how to pronounce it xD.I'm gonna use it.
August 30, 2021 at 5:01 PM
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