单词 | whoosis |
释义 | whoosis in British English (ˈhuːzɪs) noun not standard another name for whosis whosis in British English (ˈhuːzɪs) or whoosis (ˈhuːzɪs) noun informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten whoosis in American English (ˈhuːzɪs) nounWord forms: plural -sises informal Also: whosis1. an object or person whose name is not known or cannot be recalled It's the whoosis next to the volume control 2. a person or thing considered typical or illustrative the usual paragraph about the party given by Mme. Whoosis Word origin [1920–25; alter. of phrase who's this]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, follow-up, montage, superpower, zipper |
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