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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Here, witches are real — and so are jerks.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The passengers include the requisite obnoxious jerk, Dan (Angus Sampson), already throwing his weight around and breaking no-smoking rules at LAX.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The book's main character — Cheese — was inspired by her real-life rescue dog, who was known for chasing squirrels and bringing energy into her life.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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By targeting a gene central to the molecular dysfunction and creating a novel system to deliver functional genetic instructions, High, Bennett and Maguire were able to move their therapy from the lab to experiments in dogs and finally to clinical trials in humans.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 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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