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A passing (male) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, in-plural, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, singular
Examples
- Near-synonyms: what's-his-face (what's-her-face, what's-their-face); whatchamacallhim (whatchamacallher); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: what's-his-face, whatchamacallhim, you-know-who, so-and-so
Antonyms: none provided
Univerbation of what's + his + name.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مَا اِسْمَهُ
(mā ismahu)
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Dutch:
jeweetwel
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Dutch:
dinges
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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French:
Machin (see machin)
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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French:
comment-qu'il-s'appelle
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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French:
c'est-quoi-son-nom
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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French:
trucmuche
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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French:
Tartempion
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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French:
Untel
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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German:
Dingsda
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Hebrew:
פלוני אלמוני
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Indonesian:
fulan
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Indonesian:
si anu
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Italian:
Coso
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Māori:
mea
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Polish:
jak mu tam
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Portuguese:
fulano
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Russian:
ка́к его́
(kák jevó)
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Russian:
э́тот са́мый
(étot sámyj)
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Serbo-Croatian:
kak-se-zove
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Spanish:
fulano
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Spanish:
zutano
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Spanish:
mengano
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Tamil:
இவன்
(ivaṉ)
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Yiddish:
האָצמאַך
(hotsmakh)
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
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Yiddish:
יענער פּלוני
(yener ployne)
— person whose identity is unknown or forgotten
