Complete Definition of "bog standard"

English
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bog-standard
Etymology
A corruption of box standard originating in conversations about cars for racing. The corruption was possibly the result of different British accents.

Adjective
bog standard

  1. Idiom Especially plain, ordinary, or unremarkable; having no special, excess or unusual features; plain vanilla

#:She drives a bog standard economy car.

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