English

Alternative forms

• such and such

Noun

such-and-such ‎(plural such-and-suches)

1. (idiomatic) A placeholder or generic thing.

   It's a poor system, because if you want to do such-and-such you must first find that function in a long and disorderly list.

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Adjective

such-and-such ‎(not comparable)

1. unstated; given

   I am troubled by the rush of young researchers attempting to prove that females are not inferior to males in such-and-such an ability or such-and-such a trait, especially when it is by no means clear what difference it makes.

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See also

• so-and-so
• thus and such
• thus and so