noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember. colloquial

Synonyms

All synonyms

whatshisnamewhosit

Etymology

Derived from running together the words in the phrase what is his name.

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