fair to middlin'



fair to middlin'

Rur. mediocre; not bad but not good. (Middling means 'of average quality.') Tom: How are you feeling today? Bill: Fair to middlin'. My sewing is excellent, but my cooking is only fair to middlin'.
See also: fair

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chiumbo-Eastern African, Mwera
Ekber-Turkish
Clitus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Chidike-Western African, Igbo
Aarthi-Tamil
Izotz-Basque