thus and such
A placeholder or generic name for something.
Anytime he said thus and such, she said the opposite.
det
Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.
Really? Unfortunately, my mind refuses to bring any such memory forward.
Any.
the above address or at such other address as may be provided
Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.
Unfortunately, it wasn't such a good holiday as we thought it would.
The party was such a bore. "Bottomless" is such a lie.
Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.
Such hypocrisy!
Such bouncy children you have.
A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
In rushed one and tells him such a knight / Is new arrived.
To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year.
pron
A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.
Such is life, such as it is.
When applied to women, 'handsome' is used mostly of such as are middle-aged or elderly.
noun
Something being indicated that is similar to something else.
But granted that Plato does not accept the this-such distinction, why saddle him with the view that all things are thises, rather than all suches or perhaps even neither?