Meaning of so-and-so | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
2. Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc.
   derogatory, euphemistic

Equivalents

Examples

“She told me to ask so-and-so, but he didn't know, either.”

“Business letters normally begin "Dear Mr So-and-So".”

“He will tell you to do so-and-so, but read the instructions first, anyway.”

“That miserable so-and-so messed up my work!”

““How can five hundred pounds become a hundred thousand pounds?!” “I’m not a bank,” snapped Mr Big. “No, you just rob them!” said Frank. “Cocky little so-and-so, aren’t you?””

“Greg [Wise]’s excellent to work with. Funny and incredibly playful. He gets to be married to me by day and Emma Thompson by night. What a lucky so-and-so. We all want to be married to Emma Thompson, don’t we? I certainly do.”

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