so-so

adjectiveadverbattested in dialogue

//ˈsəʊˌsəʊ//

Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

adjective

1
informalNeither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was so-so.
[I]n ſome Iriſh Houſes, vvhere things are ſo-ſo, / One Gammon of Bacon hangs up for a ſhow; […]
He [Robert Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty.

Etymology

From Middle English so so, from Old English swā swā, equivalent to so + so. Compare Dutch zozo (“so-so”), German soso (“so-so”), Norwegian så som så (“so-so”).

adverb

1
informalNeither 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.

so · As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due…So · A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.so-called · So named; commonly called.

so-so · Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

soak · To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.soaked · Drenched with water, or other liquid.soaking · Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.

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