such and such

American

Or such-and-such

adjective

definite or particular, but not named or specified.

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

noun

something or someone not specified.

if such and such should happen.

such and such Idioms

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

Etymology

Origin of such and such

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

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“They’ve done it before in terms of the nuclear negotiations, where you think that on such and such a date, you both agreed that X would be the case, and then the issue is reopened,” said Alan Eyre, a former senior U.S. diplomat and nuclear negotiator with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal

Please report to the theater at your earliest convenience, but no later than the eighth of April,’ at such and such an address, Saint Petersburg.

From Literature

He said this was a cause of anxiety for residents: "You know, if you don't pay this money within such and such time, then their bed's gone."

From BBC

So, when we started playing these Doors songs again, we said, “Hey, why don’t we do such and such a song that we’ve never done before in person?”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of talking about life, life with such and such, life with birds, and your experience as a human with these creatures, it can often read very scientific.

From Salon

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