nin arre nin xo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Attested since the 19th century. From the proverb nin arre que fuxa nin xo que se deite, "neither too little nor too much".
=== Adjective ===
nin arre nin xo
(idiomatic) mediocre
O seu último disco non é nin arre nin xo ― Their last record is mediocre
(idiomatic) neither fish nor fowl
=== References ===
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nin arre nin xo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “non ser arre nin xo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN