you-know-who
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See also: You-Know-Who
English[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Pronoun[edit]
- Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.
- 1885, “The Mikado”, W. S. Gilbert (lyrics), Arthur Sullivan (music):
- And 'St—'st—'st and What's-his-name, and also You-know-who / The task of filling up the blanks I'd rather leave to you.
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Translations[edit]
known and unmentioned person
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