Is the expression 'whatchamacallit' commonly used by Brits?

Baloo55th

In certain areas of the population. Probably the older ones... Also used: whatsit, doodah (or doodad), oojamaflip, thingy and whatnot (and more rarely doofernana - spelling uncertain)). (Whatnot is also a triangular set of shelves to go in a corner.) Apart from doofernana, all findable on Google. Jul 01 08, 4:21 PM

mjlsr1958

"whatchamacallit" is really just a slangy way of saying, "What you may call it." http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=whatchamacallit Jul 01 08, 7:09 PM

albtucker

Whatchamacallit, a shortened version of "what you may call it." A placeholder name used for something whose name is unknown. Whatchamacallit (candy), a candy bar made by The Hershey Company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatchamacallit [Link added -- Zb] Jul 01 08, 7:57 PM

sequoianoir

WHATNOT (also WATNOT & WOTNOT) does not have to be triangular for a corner, also "flat" ones just to stand against a wall. See Google Images. ALSO (sorry couldn't find image) It can be a wall mounted object, best described as 2 intersecting/overlapping squares with extended corners. Like 2 # (hash signs) but "square" and not the usual/normal "Italic" version as seen here (and on everyone's keyboards) that overlap and interlock with each other. Jul 02 08, 1:18 PM