so-and-sonoun
uk/ˈsəʊ.ən.səʊ/us/ˈsoʊ.ən.soʊ/informalso-and-so noun (PERSON NOT NAMED)
[ U ] used instead of a particular name to refer to someone or something, especially when the real name is not important or you have forgotten it:
She always keeps me up to date with the latest gossip - you know, so-and-so from down the road is having a baby and so-and-so's just bought a car.
so-and-so noun (UNPLEASANT PERSON)
[ C ] a polite way of referring to an unpleasant person:
Mr Baker was such a so-and-so - he was always really mean!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant people in general
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot
- intruder
- know-all
- know-it-all
- leech
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- roadman
- rotter
- runt
- sadist
- scum
- undesirables
- vermin
- villain
- villain of the piece idiom
- viper
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