Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what's-her-name

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: what's-her--name
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

A woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).

Informal

noun

A passing (female) acquaintance of no importance or relevance.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: what's-her-face (what's-his-face, what's-their-face); whatchamacallher (whatchamacallhim); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name"

Etymology

Univerbation of what's + her + name.

Usage

Inflected Forms

what's-their-names (plural) what'shername (alternative) whatshername (alternative) what's-'er-name (alternative) what's'ername (alternative) what'sername (alternative) whats'ername (alternative) whatsername (alternative) whatsename (alternative) whasername (alternative) who's-her-name (alternative) who'shername (alternative)

Synonyms

what's-her-face whatchamacallher you-know-who so-and-so

Questions

What does what's-her-name mean?: A woman whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener).
Where does what's-her-name come from?: Univerbation of what's + her + name.

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