whosisn.

/ˈhuːzɪs/

Forms: Also whoosis.

Etymology: colloquial contraction of ‘who is this?’ (who pron. and n.); in quot. 1923, perhaps repr. ‘whose is this?’

‘What's-his-name’, ‘so-and-so’. Often following a title, as Mr. Whosis.

ΘΠ

the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown

swilk and swilkc1175

thinga1325

what-call-ye-him1473

who knows what?1548

I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568

God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569

washical1575

what-d'ye-call-'em1593

so-and-so1596

whiblin1604

so-fortha1616

jiggumboba1625

know-not-whata1642

thingum1652

thingum-thangum1684

what's-his-name1697

something or other1706

thingummy1737

thingamabob1751

something1764

what's-her-name1816

conundrum1817

thingamerry1819

thingamajig1824

somebody1825

what's-its-name1839

whangdoodle1852

thingummytite1865

dingus1866

what-not1876

whatsita1882

gilguy1883

gadget1886

dingbat1894

doohickey1914

oojah1917

oojah capivvy1917

oojiboo1918

doodad1920

tiddlypush1923

whosis1923

thingy1927

doodah1928

doofer1937

hootenanny1940

whatchamacallit1942

gizmo1943

frammis1948

whosit1948

whifflow1961

oobyjiver1963

whatsisface1967

oojamaflip1970

what's-her-face1980

1923 J. E. Baxter Locker Room Ballads 8 That number one's a Big League Green As slick as Whoosis Vaseline.

1939 R. Stout Some Buried Caesar vi. 72 He..introduced himself as Mr. Whosis, Assistant District Attorney.

1953 G. W. Brace Spire xxiii. 229 I suppose..you mean he should go and see your precious Dr. Whoosis?

1962 J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 130 How was the script? Did it come? You said Whosis—Mr. LeSage or whatever his name is—was going to drop it off with the doorman.

1965 I. Fleming Man with Golden Gun vi. 89 Don't forget one thing, Mister Whoosis. I rile mighty easy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	whosis
释义	whosisn. /ˈhuːzɪs/ Forms: Also whoosis. Etymology: colloquial contraction of ‘who is this?’ (who pron. and n.); in quot. 1923, perhaps repr. ‘whose is this?’ ‘What's-his-name’, ‘so-and-so’. Often following a title, as Mr. Whosis. ΘΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown swilk and swilkc1175 thinga1325 what-call-ye-him1473 who knows what?1548 I don't know (also I know not, I wot not) what1568 God (also (the) Lord) knows (also wot) what1569 washical1575 what-d'ye-call-'em1593 so-and-so1596 whiblin1604 so-fortha1616 jiggumboba1625 know-not-whata1642 thingum1652 thingum-thangum1684 what's-his-name1697 something or other1706 thingummy1737 thingamabob1751 something1764 what's-her-name1816 conundrum1817 thingamerry1819 thingamajig1824 somebody1825 what's-its-name1839 whangdoodle1852 thingummytite1865 dingus1866 what-not1876 whatsita1882 gilguy1883 gadget1886 dingbat1894 doohickey1914 oojah1917 oojah capivvy1917 oojiboo1918 doodad1920 tiddlypush1923 whosis1923 thingy1927 doodah1928 doofer1937 hootenanny1940 whatchamacallit1942 gizmo1943 frammis1948 whosit1948 whifflow1961 oobyjiver1963 whatsisface1967 oojamaflip1970 what's-her-face1980 1923 J. E. Baxter Locker Room Ballads 8 That number one's a Big League Green As slick as Whoosis Vaseline. 1939 R. Stout Some Buried Caesar vi. 72 He..introduced himself as Mr. Whosis, Assistant District Attorney. 1953 G. W. Brace Spire xxiii. 229 I suppose..you mean he should go and see your precious Dr. Whoosis? 1962 J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 130 How was the script? Did it come? You said Whosis—Mr. LeSage or whatever his name is—was going to drop it off with the doorman. 1965 I. Fleming Man with Golden Gun vi. 89 Don't forget one thing, Mister Whoosis. I rile mighty easy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1923
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