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Definition of So-and-so
1. Noun. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. "The British call a contemptible person a `git'"
Generic synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person
Derivative terms: Bum, Rat
Definition of So-and-so
1. Noun. (idiomatic) (non-gloss definition A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic name.) ¹
2. Noun. Some thing or things. ¹
3. Noun. (euphemistic) (non-gloss definition Used for epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc.). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of So-and-so
Literary usage of So-and-so
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spanish Regime in Missouri: A Collection of Papers and Documents by Etienne Burnet, Ernest Edward Austen, Louis Houck (1909)
"Excuse my frankness; but I know that Monsieur so-and-so. Monsieur so-and-so, ...
But what the devil will you do with the signature of Monsieur so-and-so? ..."
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