whatsit (plural whatsits)
(chiefly UK) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)
Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?
Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. - Mrs. Whatsit. Madeleine L'Engle
You mean you're comparing our lives to a sonnet? A strict form, but freedom within it? Yes. Mrs. Whatsit said. You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you. Madeleine L'Engle
Meg, I give you your faults." "My faults!" Meg cried. "Your faults." "But I'm always trying to get rid of my faults!" "Yes," Mrs. Whatsit said. "However, I think you'll find they'll come in very handy on Camazotz. Madeleine L'Engle