so-and-so

noun [C]

/ˈsoʊ·ənˌsoʊ/ (plural so-and-sos) infml

Definition

› (used instead of an actual name) a particular person or thing: He asked if I knew where so-and-so lives. › If you say that someone is a so-and-so, you do not have a good opinion of that person: You can't trust that so-and-so.

(Definition of so-and-so noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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