Fulano — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Fulano is used for these senses in English:
- John (informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.
- John Doe (United States) Any unknown or anonymous, usually male, person.
- random (figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]
- so-and-so A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
- what's-his-name A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
john — full definition
- noun Informal US term for a toilet.
- noun Slang for a prostitute's customer.
random — full definition
- adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
- adj Describes an outcome that can't be predicted in advance, though it may follow known odds.
- adj Informal: odd, unexpected, or unrelated to what came before.