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