common or garden variety

noun

An ordinary, standard kind.

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garden varietyplain Janeregularstandard issue
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Meanings

nouncommon or garden variety (plural common or garden varieties)

plural common or garden varieties

  1. idiomaticAn ordinary, standard kind.

    Synonyms: garden variety, plain Jane, regular, garden variety, plain Jane, standard issue

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ordinary, standard kind.

Similar
garden varietyplain Janeregulargarden varietyplain Janestandard issue
Also see
garden variety
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common or garden variety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20or%20garden%20variety

MLA

“common or garden variety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20or%20garden%20variety. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common or garden variety,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20or%20garden%20variety.

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