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Webster 1913 Edition

So-so

So′-soˊ

,
Adj.
[
So
+
so
.]
Neither very good nor very bad; middling; passable; tolerable; indifferent.
In some Irish houses, where things are
so-so
,
One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show.
Goldsmith.
He [Burns] certainly wrote some
so-so
verses to the Tree of Liberty.
Prof. Wilson.

So′-soˊ

,
adv.
Tolerably; passably.
H. James.

Definition 2024

so-so

so-so

See also: soso, sósó, sôo, sosō, and so so

English

Adjective

so-so ‎(not comparable)

  1. Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
    The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was so-so.
    • Goldsmith
      In some Irish houses, where things are so-so, / One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show.
    • Prof. Wilson
      He [Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty.

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Adverb

so-so ‎(not comparable)

  1. Neither very well nor very poorly.
    He performed so-so during the tryouts, and the coach was undecided whether to add him to the team or not.

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Etymology

From so +‎ so. Compare Dutch zozo ‎(“so-so”), German soso ‎(“so-so”), Norwegian så som så ‎(“so-so”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊsəʊ

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