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such and such
such and such
noun
1.
definite or particular, but not named or specified: They turned out to be such and such kind of people.
2.
something or someone not specified: if such and such should happen.
Also, such-and-such.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
1400–50; late Middle English
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Such and such
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
such and such
Not specified, unnamed and undetermined, as in They agreed to meet at such and such a time and place. [Mid-1500s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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