Whoosis (noun)
hoo-zis
an object or person whose name is not known or cannot be recalled.
First recorded in 1920–25. An alteration of the phrase who’s this.
Example sentences
“Can you pass me the whoosis please?”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
