as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
I'm never talking to that nasty so-and-so again after what he said to me last time!
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Recent Examples of so-and-so
Did so-and-so do enough to make the NCAA Tournament?
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so’s girlfriend who was so-and-so’s ex.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
Is so-and-so wearing this color?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
And then—now Natasha, now so-and-so.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so's girlfriend who was so-and-so's ex.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
At the end of the day, Ross isn’t ever going to be known as so-and-so’s wife.
—Jessica Cruel, SELF, 29 July 2025
This wasn’t a documentary that was going to get so-and-so, who everybody loves, to say that Curtis Mayfield is great.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
That structure—the book of so-and-so, the Book of Ruth—is very appealing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
Antonio Morales, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so’s girlfriend who was so-and-so’s ex.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
Is so-and-so wearing this color?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
And then—now Natasha, now so-and-so.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so's girlfriend who was so-and-so's ex.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
At the end of the day, Ross isn’t ever going to be known as so-and-so’s wife.
—Jessica Cruel, SELF, 29 July 2025
This wasn’t a documentary that was going to get so-and-so, who everybody loves, to say that Curtis Mayfield is great.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
That structure—the book of so-and-so, the Book of Ruth—is very appealing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for so-and-so
Noun
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There’s an almost-friendship-ending rift over husbands (Brent Thiessen is Cee Cee’s, a cool-guy theater director; Ben Jacoby is Bertie’s, a rich jerk) that feels deeply dated and, in the context of the women’s tell-each-other-everything friendship, just plain weird.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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The jerk chicken is rubbed in a sweet honey glaze.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In recent years, Ed Sheeran slipped behind the counter, gamely slinging dogs and taking his fair share of abuse from the staff.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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During the day, McKinley Park is filled with activity, from dog walkers and joggers to families enjoying the outdoors.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s some Streisand, too, and a big dose of Andrea Martin, specifically Martin’s signature SCTV character Edith Prickley, that bawdy, gawdy ham with all the bravado of a Catskills clown.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Only about 30 percent of all nests evade their many predators, including skunks, opossums, raccoons, coyotes, snakes, and even domestic dogs and cats.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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That means don’t send your dog out to charge a skunk, and don’t go outside banging on pots and pans or yelling, which is only going to make the skunk feel threatened.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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