such and such

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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.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of such and such

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby such and such

succuss, succès d'estime, succès de scandale, succès fou, such, such and such, such as, such as it is, suchlike, suchness, suchou
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Words related to such and such

unexplored, exotic, unidentified, remote, undiscovered, unfamiliar, foreign, strange, anonymous, new, nameless, unnamed, uncharted, unexplained, unrecognized, undisclosed, unsigned, dark, alien, far

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Idioms and Phrases with such and such

such and such

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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