such and such

Or such-and-such

adjective

1. definite or particular, but not named or specified.

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

noun

1. something or someone not specified.

   if such and such should happen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of such and such¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Idioms and Phrases

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

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