so-and-so
Americannoun
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someone or something not definitely named.
to gossip about so-and-so.
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a bastard; son of a bitch (used as a euphemism).
Tell the old so-and-so to mind his own business.
noun
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a person whose name is forgotten or ignored
so-and-so came to see me
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euphemistic a person or thing regarded as unpleasant or difficult
which so-and-so broke my razor?
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of so-and-so
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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You knew, when you walked into a courtroom and said “I am so-and-so, representing the government or representing the United States of America,” that what you said carried credibility.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
Then there’s the trend of introducing something by saying such-and-such or so-and-so “has entered the chat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
"I've never been on holiday without bumping into a Welsh person and then after about half a minute you're like, 'well do you know so-and-so if you're from Merthyr?' and they always do."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
It doesn’t hurt to know what’s in your food, but I’m trying to chase away the sense of “Oh, my God, this banana has so-and-so calories, I can’t have it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024
It meant adults had to be referred to as Don so-and-so, and Doña so-and-so, except for teachers, who you should call Mister or Missis so-and-so.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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