Beauty

[hyacinth003]

I have been reading reviews on various beauty products lately.

I have come across a term that I am obviously missing out on!

I have seen this all over the place - "meh."

What the heck does this mean?

Hyacinth

[ginabfly]

It's just like a sound effect, like ugh.

[Ellen May]

An easy google search shows:

exclamation

1. 1.

   expressing a lack of interest or enthusiasm.

   "Meh. I'm not impressed so far"

adjective

1. 1.

   uninspiring; unexceptional.

   "a lot of his movies are … meh"

[suzyQ3]

It's one of those words that means what it sounds like -- nothing to write home about.

[4doggies]

""I wasn't impressed""

[Harpa]

""Nothing to write home to Mother about.""

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Not only in beauty reviews, but it's become an expression often use in other areas too, to mean, in essence, "no big deal".

[just bee]

[Shelbelle]

Just mediocre at best!!!

[just bee]

I remember my Italian mother shrugging and saying, "Mezza mez!" It's the abbreviated form of "mezza mezza," or "in the middle." Not bad, not great, just sort of average.

Meh. An even shorter version.