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whatsisname

/ˈwʌts.ɪz.neɪm/
what · sis · name
Plural:whatsisnames
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• pronoun

1

Used as a placeholder to refer to a specific person, especially a man, whose name the speaker cannot remember at the moment.

Example

"I ran into whatsisname from the accounting department at the coffee shop this morning."

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• noun

1

A person or thing whose name the speaker has temporarily forgotten, does not know, or chooses not to mention.

Example

"Every big project ends up having some random whatsisname listed in the credits."

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• Rhymes for whatsisname

• Nearby Words

whatshisface
whatshisname
whatsisface
whatsisname
whatsit
whatsitsname
whatsoever

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the 19th century as a colloquial phonetic contraction of the phrase "what is his name?", used when a speaker momentarily forgets a person's name.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Whatsisname. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/whatsisname
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