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 — 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
