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- DictionarySo-called/ˈsō ˌkôld/
adjective
- 1. used to show that something or someone is commonly designated by the name or term specified: "next on the list are so-called “soft” chemicals like phosphorous acid"
1. : commonly named. the so-called pocket veto. 2. : falsely or improperly so named. deceived by a so-called friend. Examples of so-called in a Sentence.
SO-CALLED definition: 1. used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable…. Learn more.
used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable or not correct: It was one of his so-called friends who supplied him with the drugs that killed him. B2. used to introduce a new word or phrase that is not yet known by many people: It isn't yet clear how dangerous these so-called "super-rats" are.
So-called definition: called or designated thus. See examples of SO-CALLED used in a sentence.
You use so-called to indicate that you think a word or expression used to describe someone or something is in fact wrong.
/ˈsʌʊkɔld/ IPA guide. When you say someone is a so-called pacifist, you are suggesting that they are a pacifist in name only. While they are busy making everyone talk about how peaceful they are, chances are they're also bombing villages to dust.
SO-CALLED meaning: used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is wrong: . Learn more.
Definition of so-called adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(idiomatic) So named; called by such a name, with a very strong connotation that the item is not worthy of that name.
so-called. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈso-called W3 adjective [ only before noun] 1 used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong The so-called experts couldn’t tell us what was wrong. 2 used to show that something or someone is usually called a particular name the health ...
