Question of the Day #1391

Nvidia's 'meh' moment

From the headline of this article at Reuters.

  上記の文で、mehの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "meh" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 【形】
   〈俗〉別に大したことはない、期待ほどではない、凡庸な
2. 【間投】
   〈俗〉まあ（いいか）、別に◆無関心・投げやり。

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. not impressive: SO-SO
2. APATHETIC, INDIFFERENT

 

Examples

1. We thought it would sell, but customers are saying “Meh!”
2. My lashes are just kind of meh — dark, but short and straight, with sparse/light bottom lashes. — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 18 June 2021
3. My feeling about meh food is that the number one culprit is usually underseasoning. — Molly Baz, Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2021
4. In a new interview, the comic — who recently announced the end of his popular and long-lived podcast “WTF” — criticized the current podcast landscape as awash in meh. - From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
5. “It’s a long life to spend doing something you’re only meh about,” I insist. - From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

   

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