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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

what's-his-face en · PRON

Pronunciation

Etymology

Univerbation of what's + his + face (“self”, metonymic).

Meanings

  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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
what's-'is-face alternative lexicographic
whasisface alternative lexicographic
who'shisface alternative lexicographic
what's'isface alternative lexicographic
whatshisface alternative lexicographic
what'sisface alternative lexicographic
whatsisface alternative lexicographic
whats'isface alternative lexicographic
whatseface alternative lexicographic
whoshisface alternative lexicographic
what's-their-faces Number=Plur lexicographic
what'shisface alternative lexicographic
who's-his-face alternative lexicographic
whosisface alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

whatchamacallhim · you-know-who · what's-his-name · so-and-so