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View synonyms for such and such

such and such

or such-and-such

adjective

  1. definite or particular, but not named or specified:

    They turned out to be such and such kind of people.



noun

  1. something or someone not specified:

    if such and such should happen.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of such and such1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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Idioms and Phrases

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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Example Sentences

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.

You may believe that such-and-such a horse will win the Derby.

But the story of Mrs. So-and-so's indiscretion while still Miss Such-and-such must be talked of more guardedly.

There were such-and-such trucks available here, and such-and-such troops available there.

The elements of the problem are such-and-such; how can they be combined to yield a solution?

I might tell you of a pretty picture or a rich mosaic in such-and-such a room.

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