average – neither bad and nor good
between good and bad
somewhere between average and bad
It can be used to show indifference
average
fair
mediocre
unremarkable
indifferent
passable
okay
all right
moderate
The new restaurant in town is so-so. It is not the worst food that I have ever eaten, but I would not go back.
My new job is so-so. I enjoy the benefits, but I find that it is very boring.
I find that the new Batman movie was just so-so. I expected so much more after the big budget and excitement that surrounded it.
The food on our trip was so-so. I refused to try all of the strange local cuisine.
“How is Jane’s new boyfriend?” “So so.”
“How is it going today, Pete.” “So-so.”
There is no origin for this idiom
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