so-and-so

[ soh-uhn-soh ]

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.

so-and-so

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?

Word History and Origins

Origin of so-and-so¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

For instance, a sudden declaration before others that “so-and-so has died!”

From The Daily Beast

People would stop us on the street and say, ‘Do you know so-and-so?’

From The Daily Beast

If Romney were in the White House, by 2016, “was so-and-so tough on Syria?”

From The Daily Beast

I just knew after a while, ‘OK, so-and-so is going to rip it apart.’

From The Daily Beast

If I lost millions, it's because so-and-so A swindled me, or so-and-so B down the supply line didn't do his part, and it hurt me.

From The Daily Beast

Well, is it not wise to take what one can get—the little glory of being the property of Mr. So-and-So?

From Project Gutenberg

Now, if you are dying and call in some Dr. So-and-so, you may find him a young fellow of three or four and twenty.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes he would come to the very verge of committing himself by adding, "From So-and-So."

From Project Gutenberg

I tried to remember whether I had been introduced to her as a Miss or Mrs. So-and-so, but without success.

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The point of interest to the statesman is that it didn't for a moment occur to us to do so-and-so when the time for doing it came.

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