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what'stheirname

what'stheirname is the alternative form of what's-their-name.

Meaning of what's-their-name

Pronoun

what's-their-name (plural what's-their-names)

  1. (informal, singular) 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

See all 2 meanings of what's-their-name

Forms of what'stheirname

Pronoun
pluralwhat'stheirnames
Noun
pluralwhat'stheirnames

Questions about what'stheirname

What is what'stheirname the alternative form of?
What'stheirname is the alternative form of what's-their-name.

Words near what'stheirname in the dictionary

  1. what'sisface
  2. what'sisname
  3. what'sisnames
  4. what'stheirface
  5. what'stheirfaces
  6. what'stheirname
  7. what'stheirnames
  8. what've
  9. what, me worry
  10. what-d'ye-call-'em
  11. what-d'ye-call-'ems

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