Meh vs Indifferent - What's the difference?
meh | indifferent |
Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
* 2003 , steve-o, Jam On The River Mini-Review [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.phish/browse_thread/thread/d3fe498689eb3d4f/44d89cbfe768dd0a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=122&hl=en#44d89cbfe768dd0a] in rec.music.phish
* 2006 , Suzanne D., Recaps: Finals Week 8 Performances, 5/2/2006 [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.american-idol/browse_thread/thread/d8921c76f3f9fa51/1375c5cbd027720d?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=6&hl=en#1375c5cbd027720d] in alt.tv.american-idol
* 2006 , FunkyM, Turned on RAW for the first time in forever last night... [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/browse_thread/thread/45aeb89b4d6332d9/21a00974ffee427a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=4&hl=en#21a00974ffee427a] in rec.sport.pro.wrestling
Apathetic; unenthusiastic.
* 2003 , Dana, 10/18/03 Shows [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.trading-spaces/browse_thread/thread/c7c619842ff0cb0a/ac694f6e104582cb?lnk=st&q=%22feeling+meh%22&rnum=5&hl=en#ac694f6e104582cb] in alt.tv.trading-spaces
* 2004 , jennifer, The FANtasia thing: I don’t get it... [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/3490803d532f4e0b/7046706c7ba75389?lnk=st&q=%22feeling+meh%22&rnum=3&hl=en#7046706c7ba75389] in alt.gossib.celebrities
* 2006 , ettie...@hotmail.com, Steve’s impressions on random Genesis games [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.sega/browse_thread/thread/94fcb6c9382f24f6/2d32eb3d2cea1c25?lnk=st&q=%22feeling+meh%22&rnum=1&hl=en#2d32eb3d2cea1c25] in rec.games.video.sega
(slang)
* 1995 March 19, “ :
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Not caring or concerned; uninterested, apathetic.
Mediocre, usually used negatively in modern usage.
* Sir Walter Scott
Having no preference or bias, being impartial.
* Addison
Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
* Shakespeare
* Jeremy Taylor
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
(mechanics) Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.
(obsolete) To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very'' and ''not at all ); moderately, tolerably, fairly.
As a verb indifferent is
.meh
English
(wikipedia meh)Adjective
(en adjective)- They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was meh , but they were on fire after that.
- The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was meh until the end, where he became a little bit awesome.
- Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was meh at best.
- Both shows left me feeling, meh .
- I’m a huge Clay fan, love Ruben’s voice, and have become quite a fan of Kelly’s, as well. Fantasia just leaves me feeling meh .
- I liked it but I wasn’t feeling it for some reason that day, again, I was feeling meh toward video games in general.
Interjection
(en interjection)- “What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh . I’m not really hungry.”
- “That film was awesome!” — “Meh . I’ve seen better.”
- Marge: [weaving on a loom ] “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
- Bart: “Meh ”.
indifferent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn't affect him, either way.
- The long distance and the indifferent roads made the journey impossible.
- The performance of Blue Jays has been '''indifferent'' this season.
- The staterooms are in indifferent order.
- ''I am indifferent between the two plans.
- indifferent in his choice to sleep or die
- Even if one appliance consumes an indifferent amount of energy when left on stand-by overnight, together they can represent 10% of the electricity demand of a household.
- Dangers are to me indifferent .
- Everything in the world is indifferent but sin.
- His slightest and most indifferent acts were odious in the clergyman's sight.
Quotations
* , act 4, scene 1: *: Let their heads be sleekly combed their blue coats brushed and their garters of an indifferent knitAdverb
- The face of the Moon appearing to me to be full of indifferent high mountains...