so-and-so
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7.7
- noun
- /soʊ ənd soʊ/
- Informal
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fulano
- They say so and so left because of this reason.
- so-and-so said
- tell so-and-so
- know so-and-so
The friend goes to teachers and says, hey, so and so was assaulted.
- The friend goes to teachers and says, hey, so and so was assaulted.
- They say so and so left because of this reason.
- You must get people coming to you and being like, oh, I know your friends so and so in order to get cred with you.
- Then they always say, and the first runner up is Miss so and so.
Examples
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I heard so-and-so is coming to the party this weekend, but I don't remember their name.
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The friend goes to teachers and says, hey, so and so was assaulted.
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I could not have gone and seen so and so if you were not here.
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Did you really agree to meet so-and-so tonight for dinner?
Blog text (3) -
The trained call goes as such: "Dear Mr. or Mrs. so-and-so, I'm calling because I am concerned about your health."
Blog text (13) -
You don't remember me, but we met at So-and-so's party.
Fiction book (1994) -
Oh, how many times my commanders in the USAF asked me, "Did you go and ask so-and-so about X?"
Blog text (12) -
I mean, that VPN is owned by so and so, and those guys own all these other VPNs, and those guys hired that sketchy dude.
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Oh, sir!" exclaimed the nurse as I entered, "about half an hour ago, Mr. So-and-so begged me to send for you."
Blog text (33) -
When discussing the project, he mentioned so-and-so had a great idea that we should consider.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person you do not know
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A person who is not known
A person or thing with no name
Surface Forms
Etymology
So-and-so is used as a simple stand-in name when you do not know or forget someone's real name, much like 'what's-his-name'. A helpful way to remember is to think of it as a blank name you can use in a story or when you cannot remember the real one.