"nothing special" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-nothing special.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nothing special (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Something ordinary or run-of-the-mill. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nothing_special-en-noun-5PEdlhPW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (idiomatic) Nothing worth discussing; nothing that the speaker wants to mention. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nothing_special-en-noun-b3VKjGM- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Download JSON data for nothing special meaning in English (1.6kB)

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