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you-know-who

you-know-who pronoun: person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.

Pronoun (1)

you-know-who

  1. Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.
    • And 'St—'st—'st and What's-his-name, and also You-know-who / The task of filling up the blanks I'd rather leave to you.1885, “The Mikado”, W. S. Gilbert (lyrics), Arthur Sullivan (music)
    Synonyms:
    what's-his-name

Pronoun (2) capitalized: You-Know-Who

You-Know-Who

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of you-know-who.

you-know-who meaning in Arabic

you-know-who in Arabic

known and unmentioned person
تَعْرِفُ مَن taʕrifu man, تَعْرِفِينَ مَن taʕrifīna man, تَعْرِفَانِ مَن taʕrifāni man, تَعْرِفُونَ مَن taʕrifūna man, تَعْرِفْنَ مَن taʕrifna man

Synonyms of you-know-who

Forms of you-know-who

alternative formyou know who
alternative formYou Know Who
alternative formYou-know-who
alternative formYou-Know-Who

Origin of you-know-who

From you + know + who.

Words that rhyme with you-know-who

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about you-know-who

What does you-know-who mean?
You-know-who means person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.
What is you-know-who in Arabic?
You-know-who in Arabic is تَعْرِفُ مَن (taʕrifu man), تَعْرِفِينَ مَن (taʕrifīna man), تَعْرِفَانِ مَن (taʕrifāni man). See You-know-who meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is you-know-who?
You-know-who is a pronoun.

Words near you-know-who in the dictionary

  1. you've said a mouthful
  2. you'ven't
  3. you-all
  4. you-alls
  5. you-know-what
  6. you-know-who
  7. you-pick
  8. you-picks
  9. you-uns
  10. youah
  11. youall

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