Definitions
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- pronoun A person or entity, particularly male, whose
name one does notremember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking. - pronoun A person or entity, particularly male, whose
name one does not want tomention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
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Examples
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It was so clear in the November election that the media favored Obama over Palin and her running mate, John what's-his-name ...
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Since I haven't read the book, I don't know how much of that was in the original book and how much of it was just what's-his-name, the director.
intertribal: governments behaving badly intertribal 2010
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The scene with what's-his-name moaning in agony somewhere in the distance at night was pretty chilling, but the morning after when what's-her-face finds the homemade door prize from the witch and sees ...
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Being of the Southern disposition, I read your post with interest .... about looking all over town for this Rick what's-his-name and his 'best mesquite BBQ chicken at Lakeside'.
BBQ at the Lake 2009
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His wife did not divorce him only after he promised to rig an election for her in NY (which he and what's-his-name did).
Sanford e-mail: I've 'crossed lines I never would have imagined' 2009
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Giles what's-his-name that other man from whatever building it was behind him who had resigned.
St. Paul's Occupied Cathedral Douglas Murray 2011
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The scene with what's-his-name moaning in agony somewhere in the distance at night was pretty chilling, but the morning after when what's-her-face finds the homemade door prize from the witch and sees ...
Archive 2010-07-01 2010
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Being of the Southern disposition, I read your post with interest .... about looking all over town for this Rick what's-his-name and his 'best mesquite BBQ chicken at Lakeside'.
BBQ at the Lake 2009
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Being of the Southern disposition, I read your post with interest .... about looking all over town for this Rick what's-his-name and his 'best mesquite BBQ chicken at Lakeside'.
BBQ at the Lake 2009
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As you may know, after Zydrunas's teammate, what's-his-name, decided to leave, I got a little carried away.
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