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whoshisname

whoshisname 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 whoshisname

What is whoshisname the alternative form of?
Whoshisname is the alternative form of what's-his-name.

Words near whoshisname in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whoshisname (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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