You-know-who

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English

Pronoun

you-know-who (singular and plural)

  1. (singular) A person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
  2. (plural) People whose names one does not want to mention but who are known to the person to which one is speaking.

Quotations

  • 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
    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.

Translations

  • Swedish:
    • du-vet-vem (talking to one person about one person)
    • ni-vet-vem (talking to multiple persons about one person)
    • du-vet-vilka (talking to one person about multiple persons),
    • ni-vet-vilka (talking to multiple persons about multiple persons)

fr:you-know-who

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