simple as

adj

Etymology

Ellipsis of as simple as that or simple as simple does. Originated in Northern English, likely from the Lancashire area.

Definitions

  1. Used to denote that actions and situations are uncomplicated and simple.

    • If you're doing something that nobody wants to see and I'm at that place, then one of us is in the wrong place. Simple as.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for simple as. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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