како́й-никако́й
rare #33200
expression
- 1.
some sort of, at least some kind of, whatever kind it may be
Кака́я-никака́я, а рабо́та у него есть.
It may not be much of a job, but at least he has one.
Colloquial; concedes that the thing is poor or modest but insists it exists at all. Agrees with the noun in gender/number/case.
Usage info
minimal adequacy — the thing isn’t impressive, but it meets a basic standard.
however small, however insignificant.
—Домик какой-никакой, а свой
Expression parts
- како́й-никако́йsome sort of
Fixed expressions
- како́й-никако́йsome sort of
Word familyкако́й-тоPRO
- како́й-тоsome; some kind of
- како́й-либоany whatsoever
- како́й-нибудьany; some (no more than)
- како́й-никако́йsome sort of
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Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
Sinjin edited usage info 8 months ago.
fmcapo edited usage info 2 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
