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so and so

so and so is the alternative spelling 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!

Forms of so and so

pluralso and sos

Questions about so and so

What is so and so the alternative spelling of?
So and so is the alternative spelling of so-and-so.

Words near so and so in the dictionary

  1. snying
  2. SNYs
  3. Snåsa
  4. Sněžka
  5. so
  6. so and so
  7. so and sos
  8. so as
  9. so as to
  10. so be it
  11. so called

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