garden-variety
[ gahr-dn-vuh-rahy-i-tee ]
/ ˈgɑr dn vəˌraɪ ɪ ti /
adjective
common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
Nearby words
garden variety, garden warbler, garden webworm, garden, mary, garden-path, garden-variety, gardena, gardener, gardenia, gardening, gardening leave
Origin of garden-variety
First recorded in 1925–30
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Idioms and Phrases with garden variety
garden variety
Ordinary, common, as in I don't want anything special in a VCR—the garden variety will do. This term alludes to a common plant as opposed to a specially bred hybrid. [Colloquial; 1920]
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