Meanings

1. adjectival noun, na-adjective, adverbso-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable
2. interjectionnow, now; there, there; there nowused to comfort someone or calm someone down
3. interjectionmy, my; oh my!; dear me!expression of surprise or wonder

Examples

• 彼の英語はまあまあだ。

  His English is quite good.

• カレーはまあまあでした。

  The curry was nothing special.

• 昨年の物価上昇はまあまあだった。

  There was a modest rise in prices last year.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).