whoosis
American
[hoo-zis]
/ ˈhu zɪs /
Also
whoosy
or
whosis
noun
Informal.
whoosises
plural
-
an object or person whose name is not known or cannot be recalled.
It's the whoosis next to the volume control.
-
a person or thing considered typical or illustrative.
the usual paragraph about the party given by Mme. Whoosis.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of whoosis
First recorded in 1920–25; alteration of phrase who's this
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