such and such
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of such and such
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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"Once health information that says: 'You have AIDS' or 'You have such and such a disease' is released, you can never go back," Billois told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Well, in this Michigan case such and such happens, so therefore for our variation of it, based on what was found in that case, we’re going to do this.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2024
"They'll say, 'Hi I've got such and such around next summer, are you interested?' And it's like, 'Yeah.'"
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
“He’d say you can call me but not at such and such a time because he was watching his shows. He loved ‘The Young and the Restless’ and Judge Judy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023
Word would get around that Block such and such had partitions now, and Mama and my older sisters would walk halfway across the camp to use them.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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