such and such

such and such
I. pronoun
Etymology: Middle English
: something not specified or not requiring to be specified

made him lay himself out to prove that such and such is the true view of the facts — Notes & Queries

showed very clearly that such and such was often true — K.A.Menninger

II. adjective
: not specifically mentioned or designated : not yet specified : not requiring specification now

what we have objectively before us is such and such a race or group of people — A.L.Kroeber

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1. definite or particular, but not named or specified: They turned out to be such and such kind of people.
2. something or someone not specified: if such and such should happen.
[1400-50; late ME]

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such and such)
Let (such and such) serve as evidence

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such and such UK US adjective spoken
used instead of giving an exact name or detail, when this is not important

Then it says ‘please respond by such and such a date’ at the bottom of the advertisement.

Thesaurus: words used for saying that something is unimportantsynonym

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(or such-and-such) used to refer vaguely to a person or thing that does not need to be specified

they'll want to know what actor played such-and-such a character

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I
adj, always used before a noun
: not named or specified

people from such and such areas

If you were born in such and such a year…

———————— II
pronoun
: something that is not specified

If you earn such and such per year, then…


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