adjective · frequent

so-so

середній, пересічний, середньостатистичний

средний, обычный, обыкновенный

durchschnittlich

Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferentNeither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

/ˈsəʊˌsəʊ/

Meaning

1 senses

(informal, not comparable)Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was so-so.
so lala
та́к себе́ták sebé, сре́дненькийsrédnenʹkij, ничего́ničevó
being neither good nor bad

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

neither good nor bad:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

neither good nor bad:

Origin

From Middle English so so, from Old English swā swā, equivalent to so + so. Compare Dutch

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”).

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