such and such

American

Or such-and-such

adjective

definite or particular, but not named or specified.

They turned out to be such and such kind of people.

noun

something or someone not specified.

if such and such should happen.

such and such Idioms

Not specified, unnamed and undetermined, as in They agreed to meet at such and such a time and place. [Mid-1500s]

Etymology

Origin of such and such

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

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"Once health information that says: 'You have AIDS' or 'You have such and such a disease' is released, you can never go back," Billois told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Instead of talking about life, life with such and such, life with birds, and your experience as a human with these creatures, it can often read very scientific.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

"They'll say, 'Hi I've got such and such around next summer, are you interested?' And it's like, 'Yeah.'"

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

“He’d say you can call me but not at such and such a time because he was watching his shows. He loved ‘The Young and the Restless’ and Judge Judy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

So I would sit with her in the kitchen while she cooked or ironed and she would ask me to recite such and such a prayer and I would.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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