Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(W.I. Rasta) only, solely, unaccompanied.

1942		L. Bennett ‘Labrish’ in Jam. Dialect Poems 14: Tom [...] Got nutten fe reply, / Excep fe tell dem sey dat all / Dem speech is so-so lie.
1942		L. Bennett ‘Greens’ in Jamaica Dialect Verses 25: Sey me want nuffa dat fe meck me fat / An’ me fe feed ’pon so-soh greens.
1966		(con. 1940s) L. Bennett ‘Tan-Up Seat’ in Jamaica Labrish 49: But every time me go pon tram / Is so-so tan up seat!
1980		A. Clarke Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack 163: How things, daughter? I so-so.
1991		L.E. Adams Jam. Patois 46: So-so crosses deh pon mi from maanin. – I have had nothing but problems since morning.
1995		Francis-Jackson Official Dancehall Dict. 49: So-so only; u. a so so-drinks ’im gi’ me/He gave me only a drink.