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- [hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots hiz neym]
- /ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts hɪz neɪm/
- /ˈwɒts hɪz neɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots hiz neym]
- /ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts hɪz neɪm/
Definitions of what's-his-name word
- noun what's-his-name man: forgotten name 1
- noun what's-his-name a boy or man whose name is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked 0
- pronoun what's-his-name A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking. 0
- pronoun what's-his-name A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking. 0
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Parts of speech for What's-his-name
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what's-his-name popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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