so-and-so

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [soh and soh]
- /soʊ ænd soʊ/
- /ˈsəʊ ənd ˈsəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh and soh]
- /soʊ ænd soʊ/

Definitions of so-and-so word

noun plural so-and-so someone or something not definitely named: to gossip about so-and-so. 1
noun plural so-and-so a bastard; son of a bitch (used as a euphemism): Tell the old so-and-so to mind his own business. 1
noun so-and-so an unnamed person, someone 1
noun so-and-so sb despicable, difficult 1
pronoun 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. 0
countable noun so-and-so 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. 0

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Origin of so-and-so

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for So-and-so

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of So-and-so

so-and-so popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for so-and-so

noun so-and-so

household name — a person or thing that is very well known
one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
whatshername — A female person or entity, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
whatshisname — Used to refer to a person whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify.
whoever — The person or people who; any person who.

adj so-and-so

incog — Incognito.

All 6 Synonyms of so-and-so

Antonyms for so-and-so

adjective so-and-so

identified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.

Just one Antonym for so-and-so