so-so

American  

[soh-soh, soh-soh] / ˈsoʊˌsoʊ, ˈsoʊˈsoʊ /

Or so so

adjective

1. Also soso indifferent; neither very good nor very bad.

   Synonyms:

   passable, average, ordinary, fair, mediocre

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adverb

1. in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.

so-so British  

adjective

1. (postpositive) neither good nor bad

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adverb

1. in an average or indifferent manner

Etymology

Origin of so-so

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The product of an upper-middle-class family and a so-so college, nose perennially pressed to the window—and to the grindstone—she is a workhorse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both stocks racked up double-digit losses last week as so-so earnings reports failed to ease investors’ concerns that the AI boom could be about to run out of road.

From Barron's

Stocks tumbled Friday and tech stocks led the declines as investors tried to make sense of a batch of so-so earnings from some major tech stocks earlier in the week.

From Barron's

Michals told jurors he had felt "so-so" about pursuing a relationship with Ms Wang because she had a phobia of germs.

From BBC

Its actual meaning is unclear, though some say it means "so-so" or "maybe this, maybe that".

From BBC

Related Words

• mediocre
• middling
• passable
• respectable
• undistinguished