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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, gitnoun

    a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

    "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'"

Wiktionary

  1. so-and-sonoun

    Some thing or things.

    He will tell you to do so-and-so, but read the instructions first, anyway.

ChatGPT

  1. so-and-so

    So-and-so refers to a person or thing whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or being deliberately avoided or left unsaid. It is often used as a placeholder in conversation when someone cannot remember or does not want to mention a specific name.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of so-and-so in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of so-and-so in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of so-and-so in a Sentence

  1. Tom Perez:

    Helping to facilitate resolution involves the development of mutual trust and so I had to do that and I had to do it fast because I didn't have the luxury of time.

  2. Ken Thompson:

    A bomb could have easily been put on any of these planes, just like the guns were, and so the federal government has an obligation to do something about this immediately.

  3. Hassan Kabbani:

    We have been asking Mobily to provide documentation that could justify this claim and so far they have failed to do so - these claims are not valid, it’s something very serious – there’s no way this amount is feasible or reasonable.

  4. Cathy Spraetz:

    A lot of these chimpanzees are elderly, and so they don't have a lot of time.

  5. Dalilah Muhammad:

    Almost for a month straight, I kept asking (my coach) every day at practice, ‘Are you sure. Are you sure?’ i’m extremely grateful to be here today and so thankful those setbacks are behind me.


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