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whasisname

whasisname is the alternative form of what's-his-name.

Meaning of what's-his-name

Pronoun

what's-his-name (plural what's-their-names)

  1. (informal, singular) A man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
    • Near-synonyms: what's-his-face (what's-her-face, what's-their-face); whatchamacallhim (whatchamacallher); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name

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Questions about whasisname

What is whasisname the alternative form of?
Whasisname is the alternative form of what's-his-name.

Words near whasisname in the dictionary

  1. whaserface
  2. whasername
  3. whasian
  4. Whasians
  5. whasisface
  6. whasisname
  7. whassa
  8. whassamatta
  9. whassamatter
  10. whassat
  11. whassup

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whasisname (page history and authors); what's-his-name (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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