so-and-so

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so-and-so (plural so-and-sos)

  1. A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
    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.
  2. (euphemistic, derogatory) Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc.
    That miserable so-and-so messed up my work!
    • 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
      “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?”

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