such-and-such

such-and-such
suchˈ-and-such adjective
This or that, some, some or other (before the indefinite article, if any)
pronoun
Such-and-such a person
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Main Entry:such

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such-and-such «SUHCH uhn SUHCH», adjective, pronoun.
–adj.
some; certain; such and such: »

We sense that this isn't how such-and-such a thing really happened (New Yorker).

–pron.
some (unnamed) person or thing: »

It informed me…that my board would be number such-and-such (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

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ˈsuch-and-such [such-and-such] pronoun, determiner (informal)
used for referring to sth without saying exactly what it is

Always say at the start of an application that you're applying for such-and-such a job because…


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