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
Example sentences from the Web for garden-variety
Others suffer a nasty twist of fate that balloons their garden-variety misbehavior into a superscandal.
He loves the retail aspects of politics and relates well to garden-variety voters.
The Pros and Cons of Joe Biden Hitting the Campaign Trail |Michelle Cottle |March 8, 2012 |DAILY BEASTKerry, like so many of his Senate brethren, is your garden-variety bore.
Mitt Romney: The GOP’s Own John Kerry, or Is He More an Al Gore? |Michelle Cottle |January 14, 2012 |DAILY BEASTAt first blush, Vania Sisk's MySpace page looks like garden-variety millennial narcissism.