so-and-so
someone or something not definitely named: to gossip about so-and-so.
a bastard; son of a bitch (used as a euphemism): Tell the old so-and-so to mind his own business.
Origin of so-and-so
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How to use so-and-so in a sentence
For instance, a sudden declaration before others that “so-and-so has died!”
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death | Patricia Pearson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPeople would stop us on the street and say, ‘Do you know so-and-so?’
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf Romney were in the White House, by 2016, “was so-and-so tough on Syria?”
Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Their Craven and Brazen Hypocrisy on Syria | Michael Tomasky | September 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI just knew after a while, ‘OK, so-and-so is going to rip it apart.’
James Franco on Turning Down Sex With Lindsay Lohan, Hathahaters & More | Marlow Stern | March 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf I lost millions, it's because so-and-so A swindled me, or so-and-so B down the supply line didn't do his part, and it hurt me.
Well, is it not wise to take what one can get—the little glory of being the property of Mr. so-and-so?
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdNow, if you are dying and call in some Dr. so-and-so, you may find him a young fellow of three or four and twenty.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodSometimes he would come to the very verge of committing himself by adding, "From so-and-so."
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsI tried to remember whether I had been introduced to her as a Miss or Mrs. so-and-so, but without success.
The Talking Horse | F. AnsteyThe point of interest to the statesman is that it didn't for a moment occur to us to do so-and-so when the time for doing it came.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for so-and-so
a person whose name is forgotten or ignored: so-and-so came to see me
euphemistic a person or thing regarded as unpleasant or difficult: which so-and-so broke my razor?
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