bog standard
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Etymology [edit]
Uncertain; perhaps most likely bog (“toilet”) + standard with obscure semantic development. Believed to derive from early ceramic toilets being produced to exactly the same specification in white only which became known as the bog standard. [1] [2]
Adjective [edit]
- (idiomatic) Especially plain, ordinary, or unremarkable; having no special, excess or unusual features; plain vanilla
- She drives a bog standard economy car.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:common
