"so and so" meaning in English

See so and so in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: so and sos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} so and so (plural so and sos)
  1. Alternative spelling of so-and-so Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: so-and-so

Inflected forms

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