whoosis

  

whoo·sis

[hoo-zis]
noun, plural whoo·sis·es. 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 party given by Mme. Whoosis.
Also, whosis.

Origin:
1920–25; alteration of phrase who's this

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