Meanings
plural what's-their-faces · alternative what'sherface · alternative whatsherface · alternative what's-'er-face · alternative what's'erface · alternative what'serface · alternative whats'erface · alternative whatserface · alternative whatseface · alternative whaserface · alternative who's-her-face · alternative who'sherface · alternative whosherface · alternative whoserface
- informalsingularA woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Near-synonyms: what's-her-name (what's-his-name, what's-their-name); whatchamacallher (whatchamacallhim); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name
Synonyms: what's-her-name, whatchamacallher, you-know-who, so-and-so
Synonyms & antonyms
pronounA woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Origin
Univerbation of what's + her + face (“self”, metonymic).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
what's-her-face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's-her-face
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