Dictionary

what's-his-name en · NOUN

Etymology

Univerbation of what's + his + name.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, in-plural, informal) A passing (male) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.

Forms

what's-his-name en · PRON

Etymology

Univerbation of what's + his + name.

Meanings

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
   • I left his arm that night myself / For what's-his-name's, the new prose-poet / Who wrote the book there, on the shelf 1842, Robert Browning, Waring:
   • 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, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:

Forms

Synonyms

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

Translations (29)

it Coso (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · fr Untel (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · nl jeweetwel (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · ta இவன் (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · de Dingsda (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · es fulano (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · fr trucmuche (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · fr Machin (see machin) (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · es perengano (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · ar مَا اِسْمَهُ (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · fr Tartempion (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · fr comment-qu'il-s'appelle (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · yi יענער פּלוני (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · mi mea (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · nl dinges (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · es citano (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · es mengano (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · pl jak mu tam (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · es perencejo (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · es zutano (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · fr c'est-quoi-son-nom (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · id fulan (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · ru ка́к его́ (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · id si anu (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · he פלוני אלמוני (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · sh kak-se-zove (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · yi האָצמאַך (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · ru э́тот са́мый (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten) · pt fulano (person whose identity is unknown or forgotten)