so-called
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adjective [only before noun]
1. used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong:
The so-called experts couldn’t tell us what was wrong.
2. used to show that something or someone is usually called a particular name:
the health threats posed by so-called ‘mad cow disease’
ˈso-called W3
adjective [only before noun]1. used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong:
2. used to show that something or someone is usually called a particular name: