whatstheirnames
Names escape me
Whatstheirnames is a placeholder for people whose names you can't recall, used when referring to multiple individuals: We're having dinner with whatstheirnames from the office.
Like whatshisname and whatshername, it signals mild embarrassment at forgetting or dismissiveness toward people not worth remembering precisely.
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- so-and-soPlaceholder for someone unspecified
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- whatshisnamePlaceholder for forgotten name
Erasing or forgetting
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- foggyObscured by vapor
Unimportant, unknown persons
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
whatever · faceless · anonymous · interchangeable · unmemorable · dispensable · inconsequential · run-of-the-mill
Person slightly known
thingamajig
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- so-and-soPlaceholder for someone unspecified
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
whatshisname · whatshername · fill-in-blank · stand-in · substitute
blanking
Erasing or forgetting
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
nobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
unremarkable · whatever · faceless · anonymous · interchangeable · unmemorable · dispensable · inconsequential · run-of-the-mill
acquaintance
Person slightly known
whatstheirnameshousehold names
Widely recognized public figures
celebrities · famous people · VIPs · luminaries · icons
what, their, name, whats, theirs, names, named, namely, nameless