what's-his-name
what's-his-name pronoun: a man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Pronoun
what's-his-name (plural what's-their-names)
- 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
- I left his arm that night myself / For what's-his-name's, the new prose-poet / Who wrote the book there, on the shelf1842, Robert Browning, Waring
- Synonyms:
- what's-his-face, whatchamacallhim, you-know-who, so-and-so
Noun
what's-his-name (plural what's-his-names)
- A passing (male) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.
what's-his-name meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian
what's-his-name in Tamil
- person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
- இவன் ivaṉ
what's-his-name in Arabic
- person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
- مَا اِسْمَهُ mā ismahu
what's-his-name in Indonesian
- person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
- fulan, si anu
Synonyms of what's-his-name
Forms of what's-his-name
| Pronoun | |
|---|---|
| plural | what's-their-names |
| alternative form | what'shisname |
| alternative form | whatshisname |
| alternative form | what's-'is-name |
| alternative form | what's'isname |
| alternative form | what'sisname |
| alternative form | whats'isname |
| alternative form | whatsisname |
| alternative form | whatsename |
| alternative form | whasisname |
| alternative form | who's-his-name |
| alternative form | who'shisname |
| alternative form | whoshisname |
| alternative form | whosisname |
| alternative Canada US uncommon | what's-his-butt |
| alternative Canada US uncommon | what'shisbutt |
| alternative Canada US uncommon | whatshisbutt |
| Noun | |
| plural | what's-his-names |
Origin of what's-his-name
Univerbation of what's + his + name.
Questions about what's-his-name
- What does what's-his-name mean?
- What's-his-name means a man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
- What is what's-his-name in Tamil?
- What's-his-name in Tamil is இவன் (ivaṉ). See What's-his-name meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is what's-his-name?
- What's-his-name can be a pronoun or a noun.
Words near what's-his-name in the dictionary
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