so-and-so

[ soh-uhn-soh ]

noun

, plural so-and-sos.

1. someone or something not definitely named:

   to gossip about so-and-so.

2. a bastard; son of a bitch (used as a euphemism):

   Tell the old so-and-so to mind his own business.

so-and-so

noun

1. a person whose name is forgotten or ignored

   so-and-so came to see me

2. euphemistic.
   a person or thing regarded as unpleasant or difficult

   which so-and-so broke my razor?

Word History and Origins

Origin of so-and-so¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

It doesn’t hurt to know what’s in your food, but I’m trying to chase away the sense of “Oh, my God, this banana has so-and-so calories, I can’t have it.”

From Los Angeles Times

It doesn’t hurt to know what’s in your food, but I’m trying to chase away the sense of “Oh, my god, this banana has so-and-so calories, I can’t have it.”

From Los Angeles Times

So, like an idiot, I go down to the sheriff’s holding pen on opening day and say, ‘Do you have Mrs. so-and-so here.’

From Los Angeles Times

I don't want anyone to say, "Well, let's go buy a ticket to her show because so-and-so was an alcoholic."

From Salon

“If you do this stuff in private … what happens is there’s inevitably bunches of leaks, and then it’s, ‘Well so-and-so said this, and so-and-so said that.’

From Washington Times

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