English

Alternative forms

• what's-her-name (female)
• what's-his-face
• who's-his-face, who's-his-name, what's-his-butt (less common)

Pronoun

what's-his-name

1. A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
2. A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.

Quotations

• 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado

  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.

Synonyms

• you-know-who, so-and-so

Translations

See also

• John Doe, Jane Doe