garden-variety

American  

[gahr-dn-vuh-rahy-i-tee] / ˈgɑr dn vəˌraɪ ɪ ti /

adjective

1. common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.

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garden variety Idioms  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of garden-variety

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

There’s no saying when the next major bear market will send Americans to the mattresses—maybe through the collapse of AI mania, or possibly just a garden-variety recession.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s no particular reason to think Mr. Roberts is an antisemite or a racist as opposed to a garden-variety fool, and he’s spent the past week reassuring the public that he disagrees with Mr. Fuentes on the substance.

From The Wall Street Journal

This shutdown isn't your garden-variety gridlock -- it's already the second-longest in history and neither side looks close to backing down.

From Barron's

It doesn’t matter that Bankman-Fried’s convictions weren’t really about crypto either, but garden-variety fraud.

From Slate

This week’s Slate News Quiz is more than your garden-variety diversion.

From Slate