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so-so

[soh-soh, soh-soh]

so-so

[soh-soh, soh-soh]
adjective
1.
Also, so·so. indifferent; neither very good nor very bad.
adverb
2.
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.

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Also, so so.


Origin:
1520–30


1. mediocre, fair, ordinary, average, passable.

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so-so
 
adj
1.  (postpositive) neither good nor bad
 
adv
2.  in an average or indifferent manner

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so-so definition


  1. mod.
    average; mediocre. : It was just so-so. Nothing to write home about.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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