whosit
That unnamed individual
Whosit is a placeholder for a person or thing whose name you can't recall or don't bother to specify: Hand me the whosit—the thing that opens bottles.
It belongs to a family of similar terms—whatchamacallit, thingamajig, doohickey—that fill gaps when the right word escapes you.
Also spelled whatsit.
Placeholder for unnamed objects
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- thingamabobUnnamed object placeholder
doodad · thingy · so-and-so · what's-his-name · John Doe · Jane Doe · such-and-such · fill-in
Without distinguishing qualities
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- unmemorableNot worth recalling
- facelessLacking identity or features
nameless · indistinct · anonymous · generic · interchangeable · inconspicuous · undistinguished · ordinary
thingamajig
Placeholder for unnamed objects
thingamabob · doodad · thingy · so-and-so · what's-his-name · John Doe · Jane Doe · such-and-such · fill-in · stand-in
nondescript
Without distinguishing qualities
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- unmemorableNot worth recalling
faceless · nameless · indistinct · anonymous · generic · interchangeable · inconspicuous · undistinguished · ordinary · average
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, doohickey, doodad, gizmo
- vague wordssomething, someone, somewhere, sometime, somehow
- placeholdersplaceholder, bar, blank, dummy, filler
whosithousehold name
Widely recognized person or brand
celebrity · legend · icon · notable · public figure
whositfull name
All given names together
surname · given name · honorific · legal name