Placeholder name

Placeholder names are intentionally overly generic and ambiguous terms referring to things, places, or people, the names of which or of whom do not actually exist; are temporarily forgotten, or are unimportant; or in order to avoid stigmatization, or because they are unknowable and/or unpredictable given the context of their discussion; to de-emphasize in which event the precise specification thereof is otherwise impossible, or to deliberately expunge.

"Nicknack" redirects here. For the James Bond character, see The Man with the Golden Gun (film).
"Cadigan" redirects here. For people with the surname, see Cadigan (surname).
"You Know Who" redirects here. For the Harry Potter character, see Lord Voldemort.
"Thingamabob" redirects here. For the American television series on H2, see ThingamaBob.

Placeholder names for people are often terms referring to an average person or a predicted persona of a typical user.

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