Meanings
plural what's-their-faces · alternative what'shisface · alternative whatshisface · alternative what's-'is-face · alternative what's'isface · alternative what'sisface · alternative whats'isface · alternative whatsisface · alternative whatseface · alternative whasisface · alternative who's-his-face · alternative who'shisface · alternative whoshisface · alternative whosisface
- informalsingularA man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Near-synonyms: what's-his-name (what's-her-name, what's-their-name); whatchamacallhim (whatchamacallher); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name
Synonyms: what's-his-name, whatchamacallhim, you-know-who, so-and-so
Synonyms & antonyms
pronounA man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Origin
Univerbation of what's + his + face (“self”, metonymic).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
what's-his-face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's-his-face
“what's-his-face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's-his-face. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what's-his-face,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's-his-face.
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