Thesaurus:whatshisname
English
Synonyms
Proper names
Among words or phrases used in English to refer to people of unknown name, or that one is unable to or does not care to specify precisely are:
- Tom, Dick and Harry
- Fred Bloggs
- Joe Bloggs
- Joe Soap
- Fred
- Joe Public
- A.N. Other
- Joe Blow
- Joe Schmoe
- John Doe
- Jane Doe
- John Q. Public
- John Smith
- Joneses
- dat fella
- yer man
- yer one
- himself
- herself
- Jimmy
- Lord Muck
- Lady Muck
- Frick and Frack
- Grandma
- Grandpa
- Tommy Atkins
- Joe Random
- Joe Average
- Joe Sixpack
- Jane Sixpack
- John Citizen
- Whosis
Hypernyms
See also
- Thesaurus:thingy (inanimate object)
- Category:English placeholder terms
Placeholder name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- “565. misnomer” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “whatshisname” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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