Talk:samey

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samey

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--Connel MacKenzie 22:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Partridge's has it. One g.b.c.:

    • 2004, Kate Cann, Spanish Holiday: Or, How I Transformed the Worst Vacation Ever Into the Best ..., page 48
      Samey,” hisses Tom. “Course it's samey. It's flicking Spain, isn't it. You can't expect it to turn into fucking Italy halfway through.
Omigod, there's like a million hits. Well, anyway 240K on the web, 1900 total in news, 26 current; thousands @ groups. I'm down with keeping it. Above quote is just one word away from being the one I would have chosen to insert in the article. DCDuring 01:05, 7 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Very common in UK. Widsith 09:48, 8 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

I've never seen it written before, but I've heard (and used) it many times. RobbieG 08:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC)Reply
  • Widespread where I come from (UK). Appears in Collins English Dictionary, defined as "monotonous; repetitive; unvaried" (informal). Definitely should not be removed. Matt 21:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC).