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same-old, same-old

same-old, same-old is the alternative form of same old same old.

Meaning of same old same old

Noun

same old same old (uncountable)

  1. A familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.
    • "Yeah you were a kid last time I saw you. Heard you'd got flagged. What you doing now?"
      "Same old, same old," I reply.1970, George Cain, Blueschild Baby, McGraw-Hill, page 22
    Synonyms:
    same old story, same old thing

Questions about same-old, same-old

What is same-old, same-old the alternative form of?
Same-old, same-old is the alternative form of same old same old.

Words near same-old, same-old in the dictionary

  1. same-gender marriage
  2. same-gender marriages
  3. same-gender-loving
  4. same-minded
  5. same-old same-old
  6. same-old, same-old
  7. same-origin policies
  8. same-origin policy
  9. same-sex
  10. same-sex marriage
  11. same-sex marriages

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