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1. (adj.) so-called
called or designated thus:
the so-called Southern bloc.
2. so-called
incorrectly called or styled thus:
so-called friends.
Etymology: (1650–60)
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| Definition of 'so-called' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) alleged(a), so-called, supposed
doubtful or suspect
"these so-called experts are no help"
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1. (adjective) so-called
indicates sth is not what it is claimed to be
The so-called specialists had told him there was nothing wrong.
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| Definition of 'so-called' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) so-called
so named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with doubtful propriety)
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Sense: wrongly described or named in such a way
Your so-called friends have gone without you!
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 Afrikaans: sogenaamd |
 Arabic: مَزْعوم، ما يُسَمّى |
 Bulgarian: така наречен |
 Brazilian: suposto |
 Czech: takzvaný |
 German: sogenannt |
 Danish: såkaldt |
 Greek: υποτιθέμενος, δήθεν |
 Spanish: supuesto, presunto |
 Estonian: niinimetatud |
 Finnish: niin kutsuttu |
 French: soi-disant |
 Hebrew: כִּביָכוֹל |
 Hindi: तथाकथित |
 Croatian: takozvani |
 Hungarian: úgynevezett |
 Indonesian: apa yang disebut |
 Icelandic: svokallaður |
 Italian: cosiddetto |
 Japanese: いわゆる |
 Korean: 소위 |
 Lithuanian: vadinamasis |
 Latvian: tā sauktais; tā dēvētais |
 Malay: kononnya |
 Dutch: zogenaamd |
 Norwegian: såkalt |
 Polish: tak zwany |
 Persian: نام نهاد، نام |
 Pashto: نوم ، نوماند |
 Portuguese: suposto |
 Romanian: aşa-zis |
 Russian: так называемый |
 Slovak: takzvaný |
 Slovenian: tako imenovan |
 Serbian: takozvani |
 Swedish: så kallad |
 Thai: ที่เรียกไม่ถูก |
 Turkish: sözüm ona, sözde |
 Taiwanese: 所謂的 |
 Ukrainian: так званий |
 Urdu: نام نہاد، عرف عام میں مشہ |
 Vietnamese: cái gọi là |
 Chinese: 所谓的 |
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