what's-his-name

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what's-his-name

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whatshisname

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whatsisname

n
a boy or man whose name is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
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what's-his-name

[ˈwɒtsɪzneɪm] PRON → fulano m, cómo-se-llame m
I ran into what's-his-name from the hairdresser's → me encontré con fulano, el de la peluquería
old what's-his-name with the limp → fulano el cojo
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