Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go soft

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
go -soft
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be mediocre or not particularly excellent.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, soft. literally, “to become soft”.

Example Sentences

Etymology

An ironic inversion of go hard.

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes soft (present, singular) going soft (participle, present) went soft (past) gone soft (participle, past)

Antonyms

go hard

Questions

What does go soft mean?
To be mediocre or not particularly excellent.
Where does go soft come from?
An ironic inversion of go hard.

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