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:

  1. The problem was a garden-variety software bug that was easily fixed.
  2. He was just a garden-variety criminal, nothing special about him.
  3. The movie was a garden-variety romantic comedy.
  4. It was just a garden-variety headache and nothing to worry about.
  5. The dress she wore was a garden-variety dress, nothing special about it.
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