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whoshisface

whoshisface is the alternative form of what's-his-face.

Meaning of what's-his-face

Pronoun

what's-his-face (plural what's-their-faces)

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

Questions about whoshisface

What is whoshisface the alternative form of?
Whoshisface is the alternative form of what's-his-face.

Words near whoshisface in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whoshisface (page history and authors); what's-his-face (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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