"whatsisname" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whatsisnames [plural]
Etymology: Derived from running together the words in the phrase what is his name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whatsisname (plural whatsisnames)
  1. (colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember. Tags: colloquial Related terms: whatsername, whatsit, whatchamacallit
    Sense id: en-whatsisname-en-noun-hNKSJ5x9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember."
      ],
      "id": "en-whatsisname-en-noun-hNKSJ5x9",
      "links": [
        [
          "placeholder",
          "placeholder#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "whatsername"
        },
        {
          "word": "whatsit"
        },
        {
          "word": "whatchamacallit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whatsisname"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "whatsit"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatchamacallit"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "English countable nouns",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English placeholder terms",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) A placeholder for the name of a man whose name the speaker cannot remember."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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