so and so

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Englisch - Englisch
this and that, someone, particular person whose identity is unknown
Anything generic

He will tell you to do so-and-so, but read the instructions first, anyway.

A placeholder name, used when a name is not known; a generic name

She told me to ask so-and-so, but he didn't know, either.

A name used to take the place of an epithet

That miserable so-and-so messed up my work!.

so so
mediocre, average, nothing special
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'"
so-and-so
You use so-and-so instead of a word, expression, or name when you are talking generally rather than giving a specific example of a particular thing. It would be a case of `just do so-and-so and here's your cash' If Mrs So-and-so was ill then Mrs So-and-so down the street would go and clean for her
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disapproval People sometimes refer to another person as a so-and-so when they are annoyed with them or think that they are foolish. People often use so-and-so in order to avoid using a swear word. All her fault, the wicked little so-and-so
so and so

    Türkische aussprache

    sō ınd sō

    Aussprache

    /ˈsō ənd ˈsō/ /ˈsoʊ ənd ˈsoʊ/

    Etymologie

    [ 'sO, esp before adj or adv ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English swA; akin to Old High German sO so, Latin sic so, thus, si if, Greek hOs so, thus, Latin suus one's own; more at SUICIDE.

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