Meaning of wotsit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of whatsit.
   alt-of, alternative, informal
2. A cheese-flavoured corn puff of the British brand Wotsits.

Examples

“Nah, I reckon it's all one of those mass testeria thingies, where someone starts saying they're not seeing owt, and then afore you know⟳ it we've lost the wotsit.”

“Lucy rolls her eyes as she chews the life out of a Wotsit.”

“Papay is a long, thin island. In map form⟳, it looks a bit like⟳ a Wotsit, or an old man with a walking-stick, vomiting.”

“He put⟳ a picture up of him and this girl and I can tell⟳ it’s his girlfriend by the comments. Then I saw⟳ another one of them out for a meal and I started looking at hers and I saw⟳ LOADS of pictures of Mitch on there. She’s very orange though. She looks like⟳ a Wotsit with hair. But she’s not ugly, and I think⟳ that’s what hurts the most.”

““Guess⟳ I owe⟳ you a thanks then?” / “One of these will do.” She plucked a Wotsit out. “So what’s your plan⟳. Other than emergency crisps.” She knew me too well.”

“Repeat⟳ the experiment⟳ with a marshmallow and a Wotsit.”

“You know⟳ Donald Trump, right? Wobbly orange trumpet on legs? The answer⟳ to the question⟳: ‘What would the offspring of a Wotsit and a dolphin look⟳ like⟳?’ Yeah, that guy. Well, he also happens to be the 45th President of the United States of America.”

“Wheat Crunchies are a brilliant food that bridges the texture gap between a Wotsit and a bog-standard crisp.”

“As I crunched on a baked goat’s cheese and caramelised onion veg chip, I silently cursed myself for only stocking the posh hand-cooked ones. Deep inside, my heart longed for the sweet, dusty orange delight of a Wotsit.”

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