so-and-so

American  

[soh-uhn-soh] / ˈsoʊ ənˌsoʊ /

noun

plural

so-and-sos

1. someone or something not definitely named.

   to gossip about so-and-so.

2. a bastard; son of a bitch (used as a euphemism).

   Tell the old so-and-so to mind his own business.

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so-and-so British  

noun

1. a person whose name is forgotten or ignored

   so-and-so came to see me

2. euphemistic a person or thing regarded as unpleasant or difficult

   which so-and-so broke my razor?

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Etymology

Origin of so-and-so

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

So and so would never do something like that.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2017

So, and so only, will he become a scientific man, and a good geologist; and acquire that habit of mind by which alone he can judge fairly and wisely of facts of any kind whatsoever.

From Town Geology by Kingsley, Charles

So and so does, and says there is no one like him.

From The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by Newman, John Henry

So, and so only, could I think of doing it.

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry

I see," she remarked presently to her companion, "that Mr. So and so, the octogenarian, is dead.

From Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers by Anonymous

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