comme ci comme ça

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally like this like that).

Adjective

comme ci comme ça (not comparable)

  1. Neither good nor bad; so so; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
    Synonyms: average, fair, meh, mediocre, middling, lackluster, okay, so-so
    The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was comme ci comme ça.

Translations

Adverb

comme ci comme ça (not comparable)

  1. Neither very well nor very poorly.
    Synonyms: blandly, indifferently, insipidly, moderately, passably, so-so
    How did he do at the tryouts? Oh, comme ci comme ça.

Translations

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔm si kɔm sa/
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  • Rhymes: -a

Adverb

comme ci comme ça

  1. comme ci comme ça, so-so
    Synonyms: moyen, moyennement, couci-couça, couci-couci

Descendants

  • Finnish: komsii komsaa
  • Louisiana Creole: kom-çi-kom-ça