Word info Synonyms

such and such

Speech parts

1. such and such - Noun

2. such and such - Determiner

Meaning

such and such (uncountable)

Alternative form of such-and-such

such and such

Alternative form of such-and-such

such-and-such (plural such-and-suches)

A placeholder or generic thing.
It's a poor system, because if you want to do such-and-such, you must first find that function in a long and disorderly list.

such-and-such

indefinite; some or other, not stated
I am troubled by the rush of young researchers attempting to prove that females are not inferior to males in such-and-such an ability or such-and-such a trait, especially when it is by no means clear what difference it makes.

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such-and-such

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When you see anyone complaining of such and such a person's ill-nature and bad temper, know that the complainant is bad-tempered, forasmuch as he speaks ill of that bad-tempered person, because he alone is good-tempered who is quietly forbearing towards the bad-tempered and ill-natured. Rumi

The ruling power is always faced with the question, ‘In such and such circumstances, what would you do?', whereas the opposition is not obliged to take responsibility or make any real decisions. George Orwell

I had not yet learned the lesson that when you are forever telling yourself that such and such is worth the price, then the price is too high and has been paid too often. Tanith Lee

I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office, and he offered me so and so, and I got so and so money. I find that very tedious. The best biographies are written by other people. Leslie Caron

Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it. John Nelson Darby

So research is a terribly imperfect science, and you learn an awful lot more after you've published a book, because people keep writing to you and saying, 'Oh, gosh, I was related to such and such a character and I have a letter in my possession.' Simon Winchester

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