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such-and-such

det · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

det

Meaning 1

indefinite; some or other, not stated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A placeholder or generic thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: фәлән (fələn) — indefinite; some or other
  • Bashkir: фәлән-фәлән (fələn-fələn) — indefinite; some or other
  • Bulgarian: някой си (njakoj si) — indefinite; some or other
  • Finnish: se ja se — indefinite; some or other
  • Polish: taki owaki — indefinite; some or other
  • Portuguese: tal e tal — indefinite; some or other
  • Russian: тако́й-то (takój-to) — indefinite; some or other
  • Arabic: كَذَا وَكَذَا (kaḏā wa-kaḏā) — generic placeholder
  • Arabic: كَذَا (kaḏā) — generic placeholder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 某某 (mǒumǒu) — generic placeholder
  • Esperanto: tio kaj alio — generic placeholder
  • Finnish: se ja se — generic placeholder
  • French: Untel — generic placeholder
  • German: dies und das — generic placeholder
  • Ancient Greek: δεῖνα (deîna) — generic placeholder
  • Italian: tal dei tali — generic placeholder
  • Japanese: 何々 (naninani) — generic placeholder
  • Central Kurdish: فِڵان و فیسار (fillan û fîsar) — generic placeholder
  • Persian: فلان و بهمان (folân o bahmân) — generic placeholder
  • Persian: چنین و چنان (čonin o čonân) — generic placeholder
  • Polish: taki owaki — generic placeholder
  • Portuguese: tal e tal — generic placeholder
  • Russian: то́-то и то́-то (tó-to i tó-to) — generic placeholder
  • Russian: и то и сё (i to i sjo) — generic placeholder
  • Spanish: tal o cual — generic placeholder
  • Spanish: tal y tal — generic placeholder