nothing special

nothing special
ordinary, run-of-the-mill

The sandwich was plain old junk food, nothing special.

2. noun
nothing worth discussing; nothing that the speaker wants to mention Often used as an evasion or conversation-stopper, when nosy queries are made. Its an indirect way of telling someone to "mind his own business".

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