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what's-'er-face

what's-'er-face is the alternative form of what's-her-face.

Meaning of what's-her-face

Pronoun

what's-her-face (plural what's-their-faces)

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

Forms of what's-'er-face

pluralwhat's-their-faces

Questions about what's-'er-face

What is what's-'er-face the alternative form of?
What's-'er-face is the alternative form of what's-her-face.

Words near what's-'er-face in the dictionary

  1. what's'ername
  2. what's'ernames
  3. what's'isface
  4. what's'isname
  5. what's'isnames
  6. what's-'er-face
  7. what's-'er-name
  8. what's-'er-names
  9. what's-'is-face
  10. what's-'is-name
  11. what's-'is-names

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Adapted from Wiktionary: what's-'er-face (page history and authors); what's-her-face (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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