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samey

/ˈseɪmi/

samey adjective: exhibiting sameness, without variety; monotonous.

Adjective

samey (not comparable)

  1. (UK, informal) Exhibiting sameness, without variety; monotonous.
    • Nowadays, its apartments go to finance workers who work nearby, while its bars are samey places encircled by moats of urine.2014 June 24, Feargus O'Sullivan, “The Pernicious Realities of 'Artwashing'”, in Bloomberg
    • This was a bubble, a mass delusion among operators convinced that Britain’s appetite for samey chain restaurants was insatiable.2019 May 23, Tony Naylor, “No wonder Jamie’s went bust: Brits have lost their appetite for samey chains”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2019

Origin of samey

From same + -y.

Words formed from samey

Words that rhyme with samey

Questions about samey

What does samey mean?
Samey means exhibiting sameness, without variety; monotonous.
What part of speech is samey?
Samey is an adjective.
How do you pronounce samey?
Samey is pronounced /ˈseɪmi/.

Words near samey in the dictionary

  1. samesexer
  2. samesexers
  3. samesies
  4. samething
  5. samethings
  6. samey
  7. sameyness
  8. samfie
  9. samfies
  10. samfoo
  11. samfoos

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