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{
"etymology_text": "A compound of what is his name.",
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{
"form": "whatshisnames",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
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}
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"A person whose name is either unknown or forgotten"
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"unknown",
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],
[
"forgotten",
"forgotten"
]
],
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"(informal) A person whose name is either unknown or forgotten"
],
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},
{
"word": "whatstheirname"
},
{
"word": "whatshisface"
},
{
"word": "whatchamacallit"
},
{
"word": "thingamajig"
},
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"word": "thingy"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": ":Category:English placeholder terms"
},
{
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"word": "Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia"
}
],
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"word": "thingamabob"
},
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"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "thingamafuck"
},
{
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"word": "thingum"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "thingummy"
},
{
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"word": "whatsisname"
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{
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"word": "whatshisname"
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"word": "whasisname"
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{
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"word": "whatshername"
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{
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"word": "whatshisface"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "so-and-so"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "you-know-who"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Tom"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Dick and Harry"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Fred Bloggs"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Bloggs"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Soap"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Fred"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Public"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "A.N. Other"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Blow"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Schmoe"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Doe"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Jane Doe"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Q. Public"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Smith"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joneses"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "dat fella"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "yer man"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "yer one"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "himself"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "herself"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Jimmy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Lord Muck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Lady Muck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Frick and Frack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Grandma"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Grandpa"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Tommy Atkins"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Random"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Average"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Sixpack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Jane Sixpack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Citizen"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Whosis"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"word": "whatshisname"
}
{
"etymology_text": "A compound of what is his name.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "whatshisnames",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "whatstheirnames",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
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},
{
"word": "whatstheirname"
},
{
"word": "whatshisface"
},
{
"word": "whatchamacallit"
},
{
"word": "thingamajig"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "thingy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": ":Category:English placeholder terms"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English informal terms",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English placeholder terms",
"English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs",
"en:People"
],
"glosses": [
"A person whose name is either unknown or forgotten"
],
"links": [
[
"name",
"name"
],
[
"unknown",
"unknown"
],
[
"forgotten",
"forgotten"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) A person whose name is either unknown or forgotten"
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
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"word": "thingamabob"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "thingamafuck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "thingum"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "thingummy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "whatsisname"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "whatshisname"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "whasisname"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "whatshername"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "whatshisface"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "so-and-so"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "you-know-who"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Tom"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Dick and Harry"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Fred Bloggs"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Bloggs"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Soap"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Fred"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Public"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "A.N. Other"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Blow"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Schmoe"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Doe"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Jane Doe"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Q. Public"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Smith"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joneses"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "dat fella"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "yer man"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "yer one"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "himself"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "herself"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Jimmy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Lord Muck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Lady Muck"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Frick and Frack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Grandma"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Grandpa"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Tommy Atkins"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Random"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Average"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Joe Sixpack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Jane Sixpack"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "John Citizen"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:whatshisname",
"word": "Whosis"
}
],
"word": "whatshisname"
}
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