ni chicha ni limonada

Language:

Meanings:

1.
SpainLatin Americacolloquial
- Literal: neither chicha (a fermented or sweet beverage) nor lemonade.
2.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
- Figurative (ambiguous identity): lacking a clear or definite character; neither one thing nor another.
3.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialpejorative
- Figurative (value judgment): bland, unimpressive, or of no consequence; mediocre or inconclusive.

Examples:

ES: Siempre serás ni chicha ni limonada.
EN: You'II always be wishy-washy.
ES: Arturo estuvo muy mal, pero se repuso, y quedó en estado de convalecencia crónica, ni chicha ni limonada.
EN: Arturo has been ill, then he got better... but he is in a state of chronic convalescence, not well, not bad.
ES: Porque no soy ni chicha ni limonada.
EN: Because I'm neither fish nor fowl.

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