common-or-garden
(chiefly, British, Ireland) ordinary, standard.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(chiefly, British, Ireland) ordinary, standard.
It's just a common-or-garden fridge but it works fine.
Origin: An extension of the practice of naming domestic – and therefore non-exotic – plants as common or garden, such as common lavender/ (). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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