so-and-so

[ soh-uhn-soh ]

/ ˈsoʊ ənˌsoʊ /

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noun, plural so-and-sos.

someone or something not definitely named: to gossip about so-and-so.

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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Origin of so-and-so

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby so-and-so

soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin, soakers, soak up, so-and-so, Soane, soap, soapbark, soapberry, soapberry family

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How to use so-and-so in a sentence

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As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
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Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
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“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.
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Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.
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She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
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In future years the poor-rate (so-called) will include, in addition to these, all other rates levyable by the Corporation.
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No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.
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Perhaps his almost perfectly spontaneous love of tiny flowers is already a considerable advance on his so-called prototype.
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British Dictionary definitions for so-and-so

so-and-so

noun plural so-and-sos informal

a person whose name is forgotten or ignoredso-and-so came to see me

euphemistic a person or thing regarded as unpleasant or difficultwhich so-and-so broke my razor?

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