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so-and-so
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so-and-so (sn-s)
n. pl. so-and-sos
1. An unnamed or unspecified person or thing.
2. Informal A son of a gun.

so-and-so
n pl so-and-sos Informal
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?
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.so-and-soso-and-so - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

so-and-so
noun
1. what's-his-name or what's-her-name, X, what-d'you-call-him or what-d'you-call-her, whatsit, thingummy, thingamajig If Mrs So-and-so was ill, then someone down the street would come in and clean for her.
2. demon, devil, rogue, imp, rascal, scoundrel, scamp, thing It was all her fault, the wicked little so-and-so.
Translations
so-and-so [ˈsəʊənsəʊ] N (so-and-sos (pl))
1. (= somebody) → fulano/a m/f
Mr so-and-sodon Fulano(de Tal)
any so-and-so could steal itcualquiera podría robarlo
2. (pej) he's a so-and-soes un tal, es un hijo de su madre
you old so-and-so! (hum) → ¡sinvergüenza!
so-and-so
n (inf)
(= unspecified person)Soundso no art; so-and-so up at the shopHerr/Frau Soundso im Laden
(pej) he’s a real/an old so-and-sodas ist ein gemeiner Kerl; you old so-and-sodu bist vielleicht einer/eine
so-and-so [ˈsəʊənˌsəʊ] n (somebody) → un(a) tale
Mr/Mrs so-and-so (fam) → signor/signora tal dei tali
he's a so-and-so! (fam) → che tipo odioso che è!
so-and-so [ˈsəʊənˌsəʊ] n (somebody) → un(a) tale
Mr/Mrs so-and-so (fam) → signor/signora tal dei tali
he's a so-and-so! (fam) → che tipo odioso che è!


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