SO-AND-SO Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

so-and-so

noun

ˈsō-ən-ˌsō

Definition of so-and-so

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 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 See All Example Sentences for so-and-so

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Noun

Bates plans to expand that menu in the new brick-and-mortar restaurant, adding dishes like jerk catfish pasta and Louisiana Cajun cream sauce over dirty rice.

— Joey Schamber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
For instance, there are glazed pork belly chunks served on crispy tostones, tuna tataki with a jerk-spice rub, and a bright, citrusy conch salad.

— Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
When an Instagram video with nearly 100 million views likened his appearance to a green onion — its wiry roots standing in as his hair — Haaland responded in the comments with a side-eyeing dog GIF.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of clown

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