what's-his-name
what's-his-name · what's-his-names
A passing acquaintance of no importance or relevanceA passing (male) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, in the plural, informal)A passing (male) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.
Origin
Univerbation of what's + his + name.Univerbation of what's + his + name.
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Forms
plural: what's-his-names| Singular | what's-his-name |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.