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bog standard — adjective (slang) Basic, ordinary • • • Main Entry: ↑bog * * * bog standard UK US adjective british informal ordinary and not special in any way It’s just a bog standard CD player. Thesaurus: ordinary an … Useful english dictionary
bog-standard — is one of those highly informal but likeable expressions that seem older than the dictionaries would suggest. It was entered in the 1997 edition of the Oxford Dictionary of New Words and in the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1999). In 2006 it was… … Modern English usage
bog-standard — adj [only before noun] BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from box standard of the standard type, packed in an ordinary box ] not special or interesting in any way = ↑average … Dictionary of contemporary English
bog-standard — ► ADJECTIVE informal, derogatory ▪ ordinary; basic … English terms dictionary
bog-standard — /ˈbɒg stændəd/ (say bog standuhd) adjective ordinary or basic; run of the mill: *Ironing boards have been around for many, many years, but the basic, bog standard board has not really changed so I came up with this idea. –aap news, 1999. {origin… …
bog-standard — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe something as bog standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The Bodyguard is a fairly bog standard thriller. Syn:… … English dictionary
bog-standard — adj Brit informal : having no special or interesting qualities : ↑average a bog standard speech It s just a bog standard school … Useful english dictionary
bog standard — adjective Especially plain, ordinary, or unremarkable; having no special, excess or unusual features; plain vanilla She drives a bog standard economy car … Wiktionary
bog standard — British, informal completely ordinary. I just want a completely bog standard washing machine … New idioms dictionary
bog-standard — Adj. Normal, average, usual. E.g. It was just a bog standard Christmas, too much food, too much booze and not enough sleep … English slang and colloquialisms
bog standard — UK / US adjective British informal ordinary and not special in any way It s just a bog standard CD player … English dictionary
