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  1. There are several theories as to the origin of the phrase same old, same old. One theory is that it comes from pidgin English spoken in either post-World War II Japan or Korea during the Korean War. The phrase is alleged to have been same-o, same-o, indicating that something should remain unchanged. Whether same-o, same -o was created by the ...

  2. Same old, same old' is an informal way of expressing that one's life and circumstances in general have not changed, and are repeatedly routine and ordinary. It is, of course, a truncation of the phrase 'same old story', by which people mean there is nothing new to report in their lives.

  3. Jun 3, 2010 · Did this usage give us the expression “same old, same old”? A: The use of samo, samo in Asia apparently predates the appearance of American GIs by quite a few years. An English buccaneer noticed this use of the phrase among the people of Mindanao in the 1600s.

  4. It means same old thing. The etiology is unclear. The usage first showed up in the 1970s in American black English, according to Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang.

  5. Unlocking Everyday English: Decoding "Same Old, Same Old" • Discover the secrets of understanding and using the commonly used phrase "Same Old, Same Old" in ...

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  7. in English. same old same old. idiom informal. Add to word list. used to say that a situation or someone's behaviour remains the same, especially when it is boring or annoying: Most people just keep on doing the same old same old every day. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. staying the same.

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