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Say so
say-so
/
ˈseɪˌsoʊ
/
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sey
-soh
]
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noun,
plural
say-sos.
1.
one's personal statement or assertion.
2.
final authority; directing influence.
3.
an authoritative statement.
Origin:
1630–40;
orig., one's mere word on a matter, as opposed to proof
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say-so
—
n
1.
an arbitrary assertion
2.
an authoritative decision
3.
the authority to make a final decision
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Say so
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Slang Dictionary
say-so definition
n.
a command; an authorization; permission. :
We can begin as soon as we get the boss's say-so.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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