Whoosis, Mr

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.

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  • 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… …   Universalium

  • whoosis — whoo·sis …   English syllables

  • 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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