Thesaurus:whatshisname
English
Synonyms
Proper names
Among words or phrases used in English to refer to people of unknown or irrelevant name are:
- The Joneses
- Dat fella
- Yer man
- Yer one
- Jimy
- Grandpa
- Joe Random
- John Citizen
Hypernyms
See also
- Thesaurus:thingy (inanimate object)
- Category:English placeholder terms
Further reading
- “565. misnomer” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “whatshisname” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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