so-and-so

(sō′ən-sō′)

pron.

An unnamed or unspecified person or thing.

n. pl. so-and-sos

Informal A son of a gun.

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so-and-so

n, pl so-and-sos

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?.

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so′-and-so`

n., pl. so-and-sos.

1. a person or thing not definitely named.

2. a bastard (used as a euphemism).

[1590–1600]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

so-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'"

dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, crumb, rat

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.

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Translations

so-and-so

[ˈsəʊənsəʊ] N (so-and-sos (pl))

1. (= somebody) → fulano/a m/f
Mr so-and-so → don Fulano (de Tal)
any so-and-so could steal it → cualquiera podría robarlo

2. (pej) he's a so-and-so → es un tal, es un hijo de su madre
you old so-and-so! (hum) → ¡sinvergüenza!

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so-and-so

n (inf)

(= unspecified person) → Soundso no art; so-and-so up at the shop → Herr/Frau Soundso im Laden

(pej) he’s a real/an old so-and-so → das ist ein gemeiner Kerl; you old so-and-so → du bist vielleicht einer/eine

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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!