Synonyms

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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This is 40 minutes of somebody naming another spot, another spot, then hanging up and calling back like, "I just thought about it. Such and such got the best . . ." That's the thing.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023

Such, and such like, were the cries that now resounded on all sides, and Gerald saw himself at once surrounded by a mob, whose demands were uttered in no doubtful tone.

From Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier by Lever, Charles James

Such and such a thing, we say, exhibits such and such a law, i.e. acts constantly in such and such a way.

From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles

Such and such another, under the same conditions, was, on the contrary, a brilliant success.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille

It says to the teacher: Such and such are the capacities, the fulfilments, in truth and beauty and behavior, open to these children.

From The Child and the Curriculum by Dewey, John

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