"nothing to sneeze at" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nothing to sneeze at (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Something that is decent, acceptable, or worthwhile. Tags: informal, uncountable Related terms: no mean feat Translations (something decent or acceptable): ikke til at kimse ad (Danish), nem semmi (Hungarian), nem megvetendő (Hungarian), nem jelentéktelen (Hungarian), nem elhanyagolható (Hungarian), non da buttare (Italian), não ser de se jogar fora [verb] (Portuguese), no ser moco de pavo [verb] (Spanish), ingenting att fnysa åt (Swedish)

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      "sense": "something decent or acceptable",
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