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

“When I see the shoes that so-and-so wore or the dress that so-and-so wore, they seem to me like butterflies that once flew and now they’re dead,” Iñárritu says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

John Jeanson isn’t an AI such-and-such or a crypto so-and-so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 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 said very little, but it was like, “Agent so-and-so had a conversation with Ken Bensinger on such-and-such a date. He asked about blank, he did blank.”

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2024

Or that so-and-so has a collection of antique marbles.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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