so-called

[ soh-kawld ]

/ ˈsoʊˈkɔld /

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adjective

called or designated thus: the so-called Southern bloc.

incorrectly called or styled thus: so-called intellectuals.

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Origin of so-called

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby so-called

Sobukwe , soc, soca, socage, socager, so-called, soccer, soccer mom, Socceroos, Soche, Sochi

How to use so-called in a sentence

And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
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But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
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The governor of Punjab province, a Muslim man, called publicly for leniency for her.
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Grindr introduced the feature themselves in October the same year and called it ‘tribes.’
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We just saw an edit of one called, “Doug Becomes A Feminist,” and I just really enjoyed watching it.
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That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.
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I called out several times, as loud as I could raise my voice, but all to no purpose.
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Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.
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I called it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.
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He wanted to tell her that if she called her father, it would mean the end of everything for them, but he withheld this.
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British Dictionary definitions for so-called

so-called

adjective

(prenominal) designated or styled by the name or word mentioned, esp (in the speaker's opinion) incorrectlya so-called genius
(also used parenthetically after a noun)these experts, so-called, are no help

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so-called

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