Thesaurus:whatshisname

Thesaurus:whatshisname

THESAURUS

whatshisname

English

Synonyms

• thingamabob

• thingum

• thingummy

• whatsisname

• whatshisname

• whasisname

• whatshername

• whatshisface

• so-and-so

• you-know-who

Proper names

Among words or phrases used in English to refer to people of unknown or irrelevant name are:

• Tom, Dick and Harry

• Fred Bloggs

• Joe Bloggs

• Joe Soap

• Fred

• Joe Public

• A.N. Other

• Joe Blow

• Joe Schmoe

• John Doe

• Jane Doe

• John Q. Public

• John Smith

• The Joneses

• Dat fella

• Yer man

• Yer one

• Himself

• Herself

• Jimy

• Lord Muck

• Lady Muck

• Frick and Frack

• Grandma

• Grandpa

• Tommy Atkins

• Joe Random

• Joe Average

• Joe Sixpack

• Jane Sixpack

• John Citizen

• Whosis

Hypernyms

• thingamabob

See also

• Thesaurus:thingy (inanimate object)
• Category:English placeholder terms
• Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “565. misnomer” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “whatshisname” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.