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same old same old

same old same old noun: a familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.

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
    • "People get so tired of hearing promises, promises and promises, and then when they get elected it's the same old, same old," Browning said.1990 November 3, Jennifer Orsi, “Incumbents”, in St. Petersburg Times, retrieved 07 Jan 2010, page 4A
    Synonyms:
    same old story, same old thing

same old same old meaning in Hindi

same old same old in Hindi

Translations
ढाक के तीन पात ḍhāk ke tīn pāt

Synonyms of same old same old

Forms of same old same old

alternative formsame old, same old
alternative formsame-old, same-old
alternative formsame-old same-old
alternative formsame old-same old
alternative formsame ol' same ol'
alternative formsame ol', same ol'
alternative formsame-ol' same-ol'
alternative formsame ol'-same ol'

Questions about same old same old

What does same old same old mean?
Same old same old means a familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.
What is same old same old in Hindi?
Same old same old in Hindi is ढाक के तीन पात (ḍhāk ke tīn pāt). See Same old same old meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is same old same old?
Same old same old is a noun.

Words near same old same old in the dictionary

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

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