NichiDict

まあまあ

N2
[maamaa]
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Meanings

1.No-adjAdj-naAdverb

so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable

2.Interjection

now, now; there, there; there now

3.Interjection

my, my; oh my!; dear me!

Examples

試験の結果はまあまあで特に良くも悪くもない。

My test results were so-so, neither good nor bad.

今日の料理の味はまあまあだったと思う。

I think today's food tasted so-so.

体調はまあまあで、悪くはないが元気でもない。

My health is so-so, not bad but not energetic either.