so-and-so
so-and-so · so-and-sos
щур, пацюк
то-то и то-то, так-то и так-то, и то и сё, такой-сякой
die und die, der und der, das und das, so und so
A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not knownA placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
Meaning
2 sensesA placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
She told me to ask so-and-so, but he didn't know, either.
Business letters normally begin "Dear Mr So-and-So".
der und der, die und die, das und das
то́-то и то́-тоtó-to i tó-to, и то и сёi to i sjo, то́-то и то́-тоtó-to i tó-to
(derogatory, euphemistic)Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc.
That miserable so-and-so messed up my work!
More definitions
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 3
placeholder name:
anything generic:
name used to take the place of an epithet:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
placeholder name:
anything generic: