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SO-AND-SO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does so-and-so mean? 

SO-AND-SO (noun)
  The noun SO-AND-SO has 1 sense:

1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

  Familiarity information: SO-AND-SO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SO-AND-SO (noun)


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Meaning:

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bum; stinker; so-and-so; skunk; scum bag; rotter; stinkpot; puke; lowlife; git; dirty dog; crumb; rat

Context examples:

only a rotter would do that / kill the rat / throw the bum out / you cowardly little pukes! / the British call a contemptible person a 'git'

Hypernyms ("so-and-so" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)


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