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
Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so’s girlfriend who was so-and-so’s ex.
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Glamour, 9 May 2025
Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so's girlfriend who was so-and-so's ex.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Mar. 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
Your style of action, or the way it’s shot, has been mimicked time and time again, and instead of Die Hard on a [insert location], so-and-so’s John Wick has become the latest action movie formula.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
That structure—the book of so-and-so, the Book of Ruth—is very appealing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
Each face-off starts off genial, so Christian tries to stir up some drama about why so-and-so picked such-and-such for war.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 28 July 2023
Glamour, 9 May 2025
Suddenly, people are talking about you as so-and-so's girlfriend who was so-and-so's ex.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Mar. 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
Your style of action, or the way it’s shot, has been mimicked time and time again, and instead of Die Hard on a [insert location], so-and-so’s John Wick has become the latest action movie formula.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
That structure—the book of so-and-so, the Book of Ruth—is very appealing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
Each face-off starts off genial, so Christian tries to stir up some drama about why so-and-so picked such-and-such for war.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 28 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for so-and-so
Noun
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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
Noun
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Among the players connected to the disappearance are a wide and varied cast of Austin characters: an up-and-coming boxer who crossed the border from Mexico under strange circumstances, a rookie cop determined to crack the case, a grifter clown (figurative and literal).—
Lucas Schaefer
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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As the animals fought, brass bands played and clowns entertained.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Noun
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While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Right before arriving at our campsite, a skunk ran across the front of the car, did a handstand, and then disappeared into the scrub.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
21 May 2025
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