samey
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɪmi/
- Rhymes: -eɪmi
Adjective
samey (not comparable)
- (informal) Exhibiting sameness, without variety; monotonous.
- 2019 May 23, Tony Naylor, “No wonder Jamie’s went bust: Brits have lost their appetite for samey chains”, in The Guardian[1]:
- This was a bubble, a mass delusion among operators convinced that Britain’s appetite for samey chain restaurants was insatiable.
Derived terms
Translations
without variety
Further reading
- Eric Partridge (2005) “samey”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1664.