whatshisface
That guy, forgotten
Whatshisface is a placeholder for a man's name you can't recall or don't care to specify: I ran into whatshisface from accounting.
The word treats the forgotten person as unimportant or barely worth naming.
Variants include whatsisface and the feminine whatserface or whatsherface.
Stand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- so-and-soPlaceholder for someone unspecified
- such-and-suchVague placeholder phrase
- whositPlaceholder for forgotten name
whatsit · thingummy · doohickey · doodad · gizmo · whoever · somebody · someone
Inconsequential person
- nonentityUnimportant person or thing
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
insignificant · nondescript · faceless · nameless · anonymous · unmemorable · interchangeable · ordinary
Brief forgetting episode
- blankingErasing or forgetting
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- drawing a blankUnable to remember
- elusiveHard to find
slipped my mind · unremembered · fuzzy · hazy · vague · mental block · senior moment · brain fart
whatchamacallit
Stand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- so-and-soPlaceholder for someone unspecified
- such-and-suchVague placeholder phrase
whosit · whatsit · thingummy · doohickey · doodad · gizmo · whoever · somebody · someone · John Doe
nobody
Inconsequential person
- nonentityUnimportant person or thing
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
unremarkable · insignificant · nondescript · faceless · nameless · anonymous · unmemorable · interchangeable · ordinary · that guy
memory lapse
Brief forgetting episode
- blankingErasing or forgetting
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- drawing a blankUnable to remember
slipped my mind · elusive · unremembered · fuzzy · hazy · vague · mental block · senior moment · brain fart · fleeting
whatshisfacespecifically
In a precise manner
namely · by name · John Smith · so-and-so
what, face, whatshisname, whatsername, faces, faced, facing, facial