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whatsename

whatsename is the alternative form of what's-his-name.

Meaning of what's-his-name

Pronoun

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

  1. (informal, singular) 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

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Questions about whatsename

What is whatsename the alternative form of?
Whatsename is the alternative form of what's-his-name.

Words near whatsename in the dictionary

  1. WhatsAppers
  2. whatsapping
  3. whatsapps
  4. whatsay
  5. whatseface
  6. whatsename
  7. whatserface
  8. whatsername
  9. whatsernames
  10. whatsever
  11. whatsherface

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whatsename (page history and authors); what's-his-name (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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