# so-so

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsəʊˌsəʊ/

## Definitions
1. Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/so-so