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Machin.

what's-his-face (a general word used to designate a person whom one does not know how to name more precisely, in particular whose name has been forgotten)

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  1. what's-his-face (a general word used to designate a person whom one does not know how to name more precisely, in particular whose name has been forgotten)

    informal · masculine
    Elle se promenait avec Machin ; j’ai oublié son nom.
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From machin (“thingy”).

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