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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 old same old
  2. same old same-old
  3. same old story
  4. same old stuff
  5. same old, same old
  6. same old-same old
  7. same same
  8. same same but different
  9. same sex
  10. same shit, different toilet
  11. same thing

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