whatstheirname

See also: what's-their-name and Whatstheirname

English

Etymology

A compound of what is their name.

Noun

whatstheirname (plural whatstheirnames)

  1. (informal) A person whose name is either unknown or forgotten.
    • 2018, Philipp Winkler, Hooligan‎:
      Many old names, hairstyles, and mustaches that I'd already forgotten: Mirko Votava, Tom Dooley, Vladimir Beschastnych, Manni Bender, Heiko Scholz, Alain Sutter, and whatstheirname
    • 1973, Records Management Quarterly‎, page 9:
      Maybe now you can see the outstanding job they are doing for you as you call for “that letter about the pipe joints rom Whatstheirname's warehouse,"
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