Definition of Such-and-such

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A placeholder or generic thing. ¹

2. Adjective. unstated; given ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Such-and-such

succumbing
succumbs
succursal
succus
succuss
succussation
succussations
succussed
succusses
succussing
succussion
succussive
such
such(a)
such(p)
such-and-such (current term)
such-and-suches
such and such
such as
such is life
such like
such that
suchlike
suchness
suchnesses
suchwise
suck-boys

Literary usage of Such-and-such

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications (1848)
"These and such as are of this nature, concerning only the bodies and goods of such and such-religious persons, I confess are ..."

2. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"Louis xiv. was a very haughty and self-willed man; he had such and such mistresses, ... And they had such and such favourites, and such and such mistresses. ..."

3. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1823)
"Instance: On such and such an occasion, such and such a tax-gatherer shall ... Such and such a judge shall, in such and such a case, cause persons so and so ..."

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