comme ci comme ça

adj, adv — 2 senses

comme ci comme ça

adj

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

1

Neither good nor bad; so so; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

  • The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was comme ci comme ça.

comme ci comme ça

adv

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

1

Neither very well nor very poorly.

  • How did he do at the tryouts? Oh, comme ci comme ça.

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