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whoshername

whoshername is the alternative form of what's-her-name.

Meaning of what's-her-name

Pronoun

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

  1. (informal, singular) A woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
    • Near-synonyms: what's-her-face (what's-his-face, what's-their-face); whatchamacallher (whatchamacallhim); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name

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Questions about whoshername

What is whoshername the alternative form of?
Whoshername is the alternative form of what's-her-name.

Words near whoshername in the dictionary

  1. whoseso
  2. whosesoe'er
  3. whosesoever
  4. whosever
  5. whosherface
  6. whoshername
  7. whoshisface
  8. whoshisname
  9. whosie-whatsit
  10. whosie-whatsits
  11. whosiewhatsit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whoshername (page history and authors); what's-her-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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