Meanings
plural whatchamacallem · plural whatchamacall'em · alternative whatchamacall'er · alternative whatchamacaller
- colloquialuncommonA woman whose identity has been forgotten.
Coordinate term: whatchamacallhim
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Near-synonyms: what's-her-name (what's-his-name, what's-their-name); what's-her-face (what's-his-face, what's-their-face); you-know-who; so-and-so
Synonyms: what's-her-name, what's-her-face, you-know-who, so-and-so
Synonyms & antonyms
pronounA woman whose identity has been forgotten.
Origin
Univerbation and contraction of what you may call her, by analogy with whatchamacallit.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
whatchamacallher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatchamacallher
“whatchamacallher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatchamacallher. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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