World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesle-qui-vous-savez
Native Script:le qui-vous-savez
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lə-ki-vu-sav
"Tout le monde a peur de mentionner le-qui-vous-savez."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substitute name used to refer to a specific person whose identity is being deliberately withheld or is understood by context.
"We received a mysterious package in the mail today, and I think it's from you-know-who."
- 1
An implied or unnamed person, often alluded to in a hushed or secretive manner.
"Everyone at the office is whispering about you-know-who getting a promotion."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from colloquial English as an evasive compound phrase used to refer to someone whose name is withheld, either to maintain secrecy, out of fear, or because the identity is mutually understood by the speakers. While informal expressions of indirect reference date back centuries, the specific hyphenated idiom gained significant contemporary cultural resonance through popular literature and media, notably the Harry Potter series where it refers to Lord Voldemort.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "You-know-who" is said worldwide
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le-qui-vous-savez
Transliteration: lə-ki-vu-sav
Script: le qui-vous-savez
"Tout le monde a peur de mentionner le-qui-vous-savez."
Du-weißt-schon-wer
Transliteration: du-vaist-shon-ver
"Niemand wagte es, den Namen von Du-weißt-schon-wer auszusprechen."
Tu-sai-chi
Transliteration: tu-sai-ki
"Tutti mormoravano a proposito di Tu-sai-chi."
el-que-tú-sabes
Transliteration: el-ke-tu-sabes
Script: el que tú sabes
"Temían que regresara el-que-tú-sabes."
Aquele-cujo-nome-não-deve-ser-dito
Transliteration: a-ke-le-ku-zhu-no-mi-now-de-ve-ser-dito
"Ninguém ousava pronunciar o nome de Aquele-cujo-nome-não-deve-ser-dito."
जिसे-सब-जानते-हैं
Transliteration: jise-sab-jaante-hain
Script: जिसे सब जानते हैं
"क्या तुम जानते हो कि जिसे-सब-जानते-हैं वापस आ गया है?"
那个谁
Transliteration: nà ge shéi
"大家都在私下议论关于那个谁的事情。"
그 사람
Transliteration: geu saram
"우리는 그 사람에 대해 이야기하는 것을 꺼렸다."
例の人
Transliteration: rei no hito
"会議室では例の人についての噂が流れていた。"
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