Common-or-garden

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    ordinary, standard. British, Ireland, not-comparable

    "It's just a common-or-garden fridge but it works fine."

Example

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"It's just a common-or-garden fridge but it works fine."

Etymology

An extension of the practice of naming domestic – and therefore non-exotic – plants as common or garden, such as common lavender/garden lavender (Lavandula angustifolia).

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