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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

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

Words near same old in the dictionary

  1. same exact
  2. same face syndrome
  3. same gender
  4. same gender loving
  5. same here
  6. same old
  7. same old same old
  8. same old same-old
  9. same old story
  10. same old stuff
  11. same old, same old

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