whoosis

whoosis: /hooh"zis/, n., pl. whoosises. Informal.

1. an object or person whose name is not known or cannot be recalled: It's the whoosis next to the volume control.

2. a person or thing considered typical or illustrative: the usual paragraph about the party given by Mme. Whoosis.

Also, whosis.

[1920-25; alter. of phrase who's this]

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whoosis — whoo·sis … English syllables
Whoosis, Mr — The equivalent of ‘Mr What’s your name’ when used in Coldfinger, by Ian Fleming, though Chapman’s Dictionary of American Slang says that ‘whoozis’ is used of unnamed things, ‘whoozit’ of unnamed persons … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
whoosis — … Useful english dictionary
whoosy — noun see whoosis * * * /hooh zee/, n., pl. whoosies. Informal. whoosis. * * * whoosy, whoozy varr. woozy a … Useful english dictionary
whoosy — /hooh zee/, n., pl. whoosies. Informal. whoosis. * * * … Universalium
whosis — /hooh zis/, n. whoosis. * * * … Universalium
apparatus — n 1. equipment, instruments, tools, utensils, appurtenances; machinery, mechanism, machines, appliances, fixtures, plant; gear, stuff, tackle, outfit, paraphernalia. 2. system, organization; network, structure, hierarchy, chain of command. 3.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
whosis — /hooh zis/, n. whoosis … Useful english dictionary

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