so-and-so

Questions about so-and-so

What does so-and-so mean?

so-and-so means "a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible".

How many syllables are in so-and-so?

so-and-so has 3 syllables and divides as so--and--so under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for so-and-so?

Close synonyms include rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is so-and-so a common word?

so-and-so is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.