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    bog-standard
    /ˌbɒɡˈstandəd/

    adjective

    • 1. ordinary or basic: informal, derogatory British "a bog-standard PC"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOG-STANDARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    completely ordinary, without anything special added: My last car was just a bog-standard model. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Standard and routine. average. average Joe. conformance. conformity. conventionalized.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bog-standardBog-standard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Feb 26, 2024 · The meaning of BOG-STANDARD is having no special or interesting qualities : average. How to use bog-standard in a sentence.

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  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bog-standardbog-standard - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Unknown, but probably derived from a corruption of box-standard under influence from bog (“toilet”), possibly via bog-wheel (“Cambridge slang for bicycle”), or from bog (“unsettled swampland”) in reference to a lack of sophistication or polish. Sometimes folk etymologized as separately deriving from bog (“toilet”) + standard after a supposed simila...

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    bog-standard 1. (informal, derogatory) Utterly basic, ordinary, or standard; unremarkable, unexceptional, etc. 1.1. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:common, Thesaurus:normal 1.1. 1962 April, Motor Sport, page 283: 1.1.1. Bog standardSprite, 1959, two owners. 1.2. 1972 May 15, Daily Mirror, page 21: 1.2.1. She was ‘bog standard’—meaning straight from the pro...

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    Michael Quinion (2004) “Bog-standard”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.

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  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBOG-STANDARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › bog-standardbog-standard adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of bog-standard adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › bog-standardAll resources related to 'bog-standard' - Collins Online...

    If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › bog-standardBOG-STANDARD Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Bog-standard definition: completely ordinary; run-of-the-mill. See examples of BOG-STANDARD used in a sentence.