so-and-so

derogatory euphemistic

A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic name. / Some thing or things. / (euphemistic, derogatory) Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc..

Japanese Meaning

名前が分からない場合に仮の名前として使われる一般的な名称。 / 何かまたはいくつかのものを指す。 / 婉曲的または蔑称として、侮辱的な意味を持つ語の代わりに使われる（例：SOB、bastardなど）。

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She referred to him as the so-and-so because she couldn't remember his name.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は彼の名前を思い出せなかったので、彼のことを「誰それ」と呼んだ。

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Sense（1）

A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic name.

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

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Sense（2）

Some thing or things.

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

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Sense（3）

(euphemistic, derogatory) Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc..

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

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