so-called

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adjective

called or designated thus: the so-called Southern bloc.

incorrectly called or styled thus: so-called intellectuals.

Origin:
1650–60

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so-called

—*adj*
	a. (prenominal) designated or styled by the name or word mentioned, esp (in the speaker's opinion) incorrectly: a so-called genius
	b. (also used parenthetically after a noun): these experts, so-called, are no help

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