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What does what's-his-name mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word what's-his-name? Here's what it means.

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  1. A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
  2. A person or entity, particularly male, whose name one does not want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
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People would see them and think, 'Oh look, there's old what's-his-name.' We tried to form bonds between people.
Every copper I've got went to pay the bearers here and to buy the kickshaws and rum for old What's-his-name, and I'm not anxious to start again as a pauper.
And that's what's-his-name, the Pakistani kid.
In your heart of hearts, you know you don't really care whether what's-his-name gets kicked off the island, or fired, or wins the bachelorette or whatever.
That's Mr. Scott James, who put the story in the paper about what's-his-name, Mr. Patel.

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