What are the words between "I didn't" and "his face"?

[svetlana14]

What are the words between "I didn't" and "his face" at 9:11 in [

]? Thank you.

 

[probus]

"I think it was what's-his-face winding up [brief pause] it's a wind-up...".

Is that the part you are asking about?

 

[svetlana14]

"I think it was what's-his-face winding up [brief pause] it's a wind-up...".

Is that the part you are asking about?

I hear " I did not whether ..." after ""the polling station". In addition, I don't know the point of such phrase in this context, especially when the quest is trying to interupt the reporter. Can you please help me with that?

 

[probus]

I don't hear anything remotely like that after "polling station", so I'm completely baffled. Perhaps some of our BrE speakers can help. Ems is offline for a bit but @teechar, @Tdol, @5jj, @jutfrank, or @Rover_KE may be able.

By the way, I think in the momentary pause he's just hunting for a word.

 

[Rover_KE]

"I think it was what's-his-face winding up [brief pause] it's a wind-up...".

That’s what I heard, too.

 

[jutfrank]

It does sound a bit like whether but he actually says where that.

... and she got a round of applause from other people in the polling station. I don't know where that was.

I think that was what's-his-face wind- winding up. That was erm ...

 

[Tdol]

It's fast mving speech where we may get the gist rather than every word. I heard where that too. I would not want to try to transcribe this part of the conversation.

 

[svetlana14]

It does sound a bit like whether but he actually says where that.

... and she got a round of applause from other people in the polling station. I don't know where that was.

I think that was what's-his-face wind- winding up. That was erm ...

What is the meaning of "I think that was what's-his-face wind- winding up"? What is the idea of winding up in that context. Thank you.

 

[probus]

In BrE, to wind someone up is to tease, mock, or provoke them. "Wind up" is not used in that sense in AmE.

 

[jutfrank]

He means that whoever it is he's referring to (what's-his-face) wasn't acting seriously. It was a joke. I don't know the details but the interviewee is dismissing the presenter's point by saying the reported incident was not genuine.