Meanings
plural what's-their-names · alternative what'shername · alternative whatshername · alternative what's-'er-name · alternative what's'ername · alternative what'sername · alternative whats'ername · alternative whatsername · alternative whatsename · alternative whasername · alternative who's-her-name · alternative who'shername · alternative whoshername · alternative whosername · alternative Canada US uncommon what's-her-butt · alternative Canada US uncommon what'sherbutt
- informalsingularA woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Near-synonyms: what's-her-face (what's-his-face, what's-their-face); whatchamacallher (whatchamacallhim); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name
Synonyms: what's-her-face, whatchamacallher, you-know-who, so-and-so
plural what's-her-names · alternative what'shername · alternative whatshername · alternative what's-'er-name · alternative what's'ername · alternative what'sername · alternative whats'ername · alternative whatsername · alternative whatsename · alternative whasername · alternative who's-her-name · alternative who'shername · alternative whoshername · alternative whosername · alternative Canada US uncommon what's-her-butt · alternative Canada US uncommon what'sherbutt
- derogatoryin pluralinformalA passing (female) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.
Synonyms & antonyms
pronounA woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Origin
Univerbation of what's + her + name.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
what's-her-name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's-her-name
“what's-her-name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's-her-name. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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