Garden-variety
(adjective)
Ordinary, common, typical.
Origin:
The phrase "garden-variety" is an idiomatic expression that originated in the late 1800s. it is believed to have come from the use of the word "garden" meaning a small plot of land for cultivation, and "variety" meaning a type or class of something. together, the phrase is used to describe something that is common or of a typical kind.
Examples:
- The problem was a garden-variety software bug that was easily fixed.
- He was just a garden-variety criminal, nothing special about him.
- The movie was a garden-variety romantic comedy.
- It was just a garden-variety headache and nothing to worry about.
- The dress she wore was a garden-variety dress, nothing special about it.