Meaning & use

samey

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Unpleasantly similar or repetitive; lacking variety.

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Critics found the band's new album a bit samey compared to their earlier work.

The hotel menu felt samey after a week of eating there.

A note on using this word

"Samey" is a casual British coinage from "same" plus "-y," popular in reviews of music, food, and television.

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repetitivemonotonous

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