"not much" meaning in All languages combined

See not much on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} not much
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, much.
    Sense id: en-not_much-en-phrase-9S6k7IET
  2. Used sarcastically with opposite meaning to express strong agreement or assertion of truth; a lot.
    Sense id: en-not_much-en-phrase-lQALCNaE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Alternative forms

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