so-called

[ soh-kawld ]

/ ˈsoʊˈkɔld /

called or designated thus: the so-called Southern bloc.

incorrectly called or styled thus: so-called intellectuals.

Origin of so-called

First recorded in 1650–60

so much the, so that, so to speak, so what, so-and-so, so-called, so-so, so., soak, soak up, soakage

But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.

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Now is hardly the time to be doing anything on the so-called peace process other than trying to avoid an explosion on the ground.

Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process |Aaron David Miller |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It also demonstrated that the so-called “trend” of natural went beyond trend.

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In recent years news outlets have documented the rise of so-called “birth tourism” here in America.

The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship |Keli Goff |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Support is a good thing and the broader the so-called movement can be, the better.

The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting |Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Much of the so-called gastric fermentation does not occur in the stomach but rather in the duodenum.

Dietetics for Nurses |Fairfax T. Proudfit
Or scientific study of the Bible itself which excludes from its province the so-called spiritual revelations which it contains?

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899 |Various
This animal died in two hours, with marked irritation of the stomach, the result being due to the so-called “salt action.”

Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease |Albert Cornelius Crawford
Such has actually been the fate of the so-called metaphysical solution of special problems of nature.

The Approach to Philosophy |Ralph Barton Perry
It is a meteoric flower; so-called, because it keeps itself shut during wet or cloudy weather.

Everyday Objects |W. H. Davenport Adams

so-called

(prenominal) designated or styled by the name or word mentioned, esp (in the speaker's opinion) incorrectlya so-called genius
(also used parenthetically after a noun)these experts, so-called, are no help