SO-CALLED


Meaning of SO-CALLED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsō-ˈkȯld ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : commonly named : popularly so termed

the so-called pocket veto

2. : falsely or improperly so named

deceived by a so-called friend

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.