what's-his-face
what's-his-face pronoun: a man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Pronoun
what's-his-face (plural what's-their-faces)
- A man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
- Near-synonyms: what's-his-name (what's-her-name, what's-their-name); whatchamacallhim (whatchamacallher); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name
- Synonyms:
- what's-his-name, whatchamacallhim, you-know-who, so-and-so
Synonyms of what's-his-face
Forms of what's-his-face
| plural | what's-their-faces |
|---|---|
| alternative form | what'shisface |
| alternative form | whatshisface |
| alternative form | what's-'is-face |
| alternative form | what's'isface |
| alternative form | what'sisface |
| alternative form | whats'isface |
| alternative form | whatsisface |
| alternative form | whatseface |
| alternative form | whasisface |
| alternative form | who's-his-face |
| alternative form | who'shisface |
| alternative form | whoshisface |
| alternative form | whosisface |
Origin of what's-his-face
Univerbation of what's + his + face (“self”, metonymic).
Questions about what's-his-face
- What does what's-his-face mean?
- What's-his-face means a man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
- What part of speech is what's-his-face?
- What's-his-face is a pronoun.
Words near what's-his-face in the dictionary
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