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
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 ● Aug. 22, 2025
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 ● May 14, 2025
"How do you measure that to actually say to some investor, yes, this approach has removed such and such amount of CO2?"
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023
Prisoners of war from many lands came together that morning at such and such a place in Dresden.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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