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not worth writing home about

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Being nothing to write home about; unremarkable and mediocre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

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Synonyms: comme ci comme ça, no great shakes, nothing to write home about, average, crappy, decent, indifferent, lackluster, meh, mediocre, mid, middling, not worth writing home about, OK, okayish, ordinary, pedestrian, unexceptional, uninspiring, shitty, so-so, tolerable, whatever

Antonyms: something to write home about

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