such-and-such

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Determiner 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• such and such

[edit] Noun

such-and-such

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.

[edit] Translations

• Russian: то-то и то-то

[edit] Determiner

such-and-such

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.

[edit] Translations

• Russian: то-то и то-то

[edit] See also

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