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such and such

adjective
 
 
informal

Definition

used to refer to something that you do not want to name or say exactly: If they tell you to arrive at such and such a time, just get there a couple of minutes early.Objects - general words
(Definition of such and such adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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