as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
I'm never talking to that nasty so-and-so again after what he said to me last time!
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Recent Examples of so-and-so
Your style of action, or the way it’s shot, has been mimicked time and time again, and instead of Die Hard on a [insert location], so-and-so’s John Wick has become the latest action movie formula.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
That structure—the book of so-and-so, the Book of Ruth—is very appealing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
Each face-off starts off genial, so Christian tries to stir up some drama about why so-and-so picked such-and-such for war.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 28 July 2023
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
That structure—the book of so-and-so, the Book of Ruth—is very appealing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
Each face-off starts off genial, so Christian tries to stir up some drama about why so-and-so picked such-and-such for war.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 28 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for so-and-so
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The processing fee is absolutely not going to the part-time delivery person, but, rather, to a rich jerk who is golfing right now.Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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Also, your character’s supposed to be kind of a jerk.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.Jim Gaines, ajc, 13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
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The clowns there, contributed by donors worldwide, are not for sale.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The parade’s 98th year was the largest yet, with more than 5,000 volunteers, 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.Violet Goldstone, WWD, 30 Nov. 2024
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Species observed slipping through those 4-inch slots at least once included striped skunk, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote and javelina.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals — raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes — which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment, the agency said.Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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