what's-their-name
what's-their-name pronoun: a person whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Pronoun
what's-their-name (plural what's-their-names)
- A person whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
- Near-synonyms: what's-their-face (what's-his-face, what's-her-face); whatchamacallhim, whatchamacallher; you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name
- Synonyms:
- what's-their-face, whatchamacallhim, whatchamacallher, you-know-who, so-and-so
Noun
what's-their-name (plural what's-their-names)
- A passing acquaintance of no importance or relevance.
- Synonyms:
- thingamabob, thingamafuck, thingum, thingummy, whatsisname, whatshisname, whasisname, whatshername, whatshisface, so-and-so
Synonyms of what's-their-name
- what's-their-face
- whatchamacallhim, whatchamacallher
- you-know-who
- so-and-so
- thingamabob
- thingamafuck
- thingum
- thingummy
- whatsisname
- whatshisname
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Forms of what's-their-name
| Pronoun | |
|---|---|
| plural | what's-their-names |
| alternative form | what'stheirname |
| alternative form | whatstheirname |
| alternative form | whatsename |
| Noun | |
| plural | what's-their-names |
Origin of what's-their-name
Univerbation of what's + their + name.
Questions about what's-their-name
- What does what's-their-name mean?
- What's-their-name means a person whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
- What part of speech is what's-their-name?
- What's-their-name can be a pronoun or a noun.
Words near what's-their-name in the dictionary
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