such and such
or such-and-such
- definite or particular, but not named or specified: They turned out to be such and such kind of people.
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- something or someone not specified: if such and such should happen.
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Origin of such and such
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Examples from the Web for such and such
Contemporary Examples
The man was a member of the Los Angeles police force investigating a disturbance at such-and-such and address.
Every time we leave a screening there are more Blackberry alerts that such-and-such has sold to so-and-so.
Historical Examples
They carried such-and-such bombs in such-and-such quantities.
Pariah PlanetMurray Leinster
I am pressed to own that such-and-such a character "is taken from So-and-so."
The Lowest RungMary Cholmondeley
They dined together at Isaac Leveson's on such-and-such dates.'
A Black AdonisLinn Boyd Porter
Why must they fold their bed-clothes in such-and-such an exact way?
Nights in LondonThomas Burke
An officer should not ask a man: "Would you like to do such-and-such a task?"
The Armed Forces OfficerU. S. Department of Defense
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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