what's his/her face

what's his/her/their face

A phrase used to refer to someone whose name the speaker does not know or cannot remember. And then what's their face showed up at the party and ruined the whole thing! Dave has been dating what's her face for a few months now.

See also: face

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what's his face

 and what's his name

Sl. someone whose name has been forgotten; someone whose name is being avoided. Was what's his name there? I never can remember his name. I can't remember what's his face's name either.

See also: face

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ˈwhat’s his/her face

(spoken) used to refer to a person whose name you cannot remember: Are you still working for what’s her face?

See also: face

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what’s his face

and what’s his name

n. someone whose name has been forgotten; someone whose name is being avoided. I can’t remember what’s his face’s name either. I remember what’s his name’s face, but the moniker is lost and gone forever.

See also: face

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