Phrase guide

same old same old

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: köhnə hamam, köhnə tas — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老样子(嘛) — Translations
  • Dutch: hetzelfde liedje — Translations
  • Hindi: ढाक के तीन पात (ḍhāk ke tīn pāt) — Translations
  • Polish: stara bieda — Translations
  • Portuguese: na mesma como a lesma — Translations
  • Spanish: lo mismo de siempre — Translations
  • Spanish: (((acá)) las) mismas (en) — Translations
  • Turkish: eski hamam eski tas — Translations
  • Turkish: aynı tas aynı hamam — Translations