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so-and-sos

so-and-sos is the plural of so-and-so.

Meaning of so-and-so

Noun

so-and-so (plural so-and-sos)

  1. A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
    • She told me to ask so-and-so, but he didn't know, either.
  2. (derogatory, euphemistic) Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc.
    • That miserable so-and-so messed up my work!

Questions about so-and-sos

What is so-and-sos the plural of?
So-and-sos is the plural of so-and-so.

Words near so-and-sos in the dictionary

  1. so way
  2. so what
  3. so's
  4. So'ton
  5. so-and-so
  6. so-and-sos
  7. So-cal
  8. so-called
  9. so-called dollar
  10. so-called dollars
  11. So-ch'e

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