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such-and-such

 
 
/ˈsʌtʃənsʌtʃ/ determiner informal

Definition

used instead of referring to a particular or exact thing: If they tell you to arrive at such-and-such a time, get there a couple of minutes before.
(Definition of such-and-such determiner from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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