どこどこ

どこどこ
pronoun
such-and-such a place; some place or other; a certain place
informal
1. such-and-such a place; some place or other; a certain place
A reduplicated placeholder pronoun used in place of a specific location that the speaker does not specify, does not know exactly, or wants to leave vague. Often used to avoid naming a place or to keep it deliberately unspecified.
どこどこの国(くに)に行(い)ってきたと言(い)っていたよ。
He said he went to some-such country.
「どこに泊(と)まったの？」「えっと、どこどこだったかな。」
"Where did you stay?" "Hmm, it was... some place, I forget."
どこどこに住(す)んでいる知人(ちじん)から聞(き)いた話(はなし)なんですが。
This is something I heard from an acquaintance who lives in a certain place.

Reduplication of どこ, used as a vague placeholder when the speaker cannot or does not wish to name a specific location. Common in informal speech.

Similar words

  • なになに: such-and-such (vague placeholder for a name or thing)
  • だれだれ: such-and-such a person (vague placeholder for a name)
  • どこか: somewhere; some place — a definite but unspecified place

Related Words

Compare: 何々(なになに) (such-and-such)
Compare: 誰々(だれだれ) (such-and-such a person)
Compare: どこか (somewhere)
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Added 2026.6.12 17:54 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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