garden variety

1. idiomaticnot comparableOrdinary, common, or unexceptional.

   I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids.

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   “Contrary to the government’s depiction, the Maxwell grand jury testimony is not a matter of significant historical or public interest,” Judge Engelmayer wrote. “Far from it. It consists of garden-variety summary testimony by two law enforcement agents.”

   2025 August 11, Hurubie Meko, quoting Paul A. Engelmayer, “Judge Will Not Unseal Grand Jury Papers of Maxwell, Epstein’s Companion”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Synonyms: common-or-garden, common or garden variety, normal, plain, regular, standard, average, medial · Antonyms: abnormal, exotic, extraordinary, special, specialized, uncommon

plural garden varieties

1. idiomaticAn ordinary, standard kind.

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