such and such
Some unnamed thing
Such and such is a placeholder for something unspecified or hypothetical, used when the exact details don't matter or aren't yet known: They told me to be at such and such an address at noon.
It functions like "so-and-so" for people or "whatnot" for things—a verbal blank to fill in later or leave deliberately vague.
Placeholder for someone unspecified
- what's-his-namePlaceholder for forgotten identity
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- whatnotUnspecified additional items
whosit · fill-in-the-blank · unnamed · unspecified · generic · stand-in · substitute · dummy
Not precisely determined
- unspecifiedNot explicitly named
- unnamedNot identified or specified
- nondescriptWithout distinguishing qualities
- indeterminateNot exactly known
ambiguous · nebulous · uncertain · unclear · imprecise · nonspecific · undetermined · unknown
Lacking significance or weight
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- incidentalMinor and unplanned
forgettable · unremarkable · ordinary · commonplace · run-of-the-mill · everyday · mundane · nondescript
so-and-so
Placeholder for someone unspecified
- what's-his-namePlaceholder for forgotten identity
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
whatnot · whosit · fill-in-the-blank · unnamed · unspecified · generic · stand-in · substitute · dummy · blank
indefinite
Not precisely determined
- unspecifiedNot explicitly named
- unnamedNot identified or specified
- nondescriptWithout distinguishing qualities
indeterminate · ambiguous · nebulous · uncertain · unclear · imprecise · nonspecific · undetermined · unknown · anonymous
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
incidental · forgettable · unremarkable · ordinary · commonplace · run-of-the-mill · everyday · mundane · nondescript · generic