what's-her-name
what's-her-name pronoun: a woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Pronoun
what's-her-name (plural what's-their-names)
- A woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
- Near-synonyms: what's-her-face (what's-his-face, what's-their-face); whatchamacallher (whatchamacallhim); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name
- Synonyms:
- what's-her-face, whatchamacallher, you-know-who, so-and-so
Noun
what's-her-name (plural what's-her-names)
- A passing (female) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.
Synonyms of what's-her-name
Forms of what's-her-name
| Pronoun | |
|---|---|
| plural | what's-their-names |
| alternative form | what'shername |
| alternative form | whatshername |
| alternative form | what's-'er-name |
| alternative form | what's'ername |
| alternative form | what'sername |
| alternative form | whats'ername |
| alternative form | whatsername |
| alternative form | whatsename |
| alternative form | whasername |
| alternative form | who's-her-name |
| alternative form | who'shername |
| alternative form | whoshername |
| alternative form | whosername |
| alternative Canada US uncommon | what's-her-butt |
| alternative Canada US uncommon | what'sherbutt |
| alternative Canada US uncommon | whatsherbutt |
| Noun | |
| plural | what's-her-names |
Origin of what's-her-name
Univerbation of what's + her + name.
Questions about what's-her-name
- What does what's-her-name mean?
- What's-her-name means a woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
- What part of speech is what's-her-name?
- What's-her-name can be a pronoun or a noun.
Words near what's-her-name in the dictionary
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