you-know-who
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you-know-who¹
Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
From you + know + who.
pronoun you know who · You Know Who · You-know-who · You-Know-Who
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Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.
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.
Similar: what's-his-name
You-Know-Who²
pronoun
- Alternative spelling of you-know-who
Translations
Every language
pron known and unmentioned person
| Español | Fulano, Quien-usted-sabe, Mengano y Zutano, ya sabes quién, individuo de marras |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 예의 yeui, 건의 geonui |
| 日本語 | 例の rei no, くだんの kudan no |
| 中文 | 那誰 /那谁 nàshéi, 那個人 /那个人 nàgè rén |
| Português | você-sabe-quem, quem-nós-sabemos |
| Français | tu sais qui, qui tu sais (said to c sg), vous savez qui, qui vous savez (formal to c sg or said to c pl) |
| Deutsch | du-weißt-schon-wer |
| Italiano | lei-sa-chi (to c sg), tu-sai-chi (said to c sg) |
| Română | știi tu cine |
| Русский | сам зна́ешь кто sam znáješʹ kto, са́ми зна́ете кто sámi znájete kto, изве́стно кто izvéstno kto |
| العربية | تَعْرِفُ مَن taʕrifu man, تَعْرِفِينَ مَن taʕrifīna man, تَعْرِفَانِ مَن taʕrifāni man, تَعْرِفُونَ مَن taʕrifūna man, تَعْرِفْنَ مَن taʕrifna man |
| עברית | אתה־יודע־מי ata-yodea-mi, את־יודעת־מי at-yoda'at-mi, אתם־יודעים־מי atem-yod'im-mi, אתן־יודעות־מי aten-yod'ot-mi |
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