garden-variety
[ gahr-dn-vuh-rahy-i-tee ]
/ ˈgɑr dn vəˌraɪ ɪ ti /
adjective
common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
Origin of garden-variety
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby garden-variety
garden suburb,
garden variety,
garden warbler,
garden webworm,
garden-path,
garden-variety,
gardena,
gardener,
gardenia,
gardening,
gardening leave
Idioms and Phrases with garden variety
garden variety
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]