bog-standard
adjective
British, informal
: having no special or interesting qualities : average
a bog-standard speech
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Then, after finally committing, there would be an unspoken agreement with the decorator, who would gain creative control of the ceilings and woodwork—and paint them bog-standard white.
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Olivia Lidbury, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
This episode, the first of 2025, instead mostly just comes across as bog-standard SNL — typified by one sketch Chappelle couldn’t even be bothered to appear in.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Those recipients can chat with you through said app, or receive and respond via bog-standard SMS.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, many of the attacks used to acquire such initial access to connected devices involve bog-standard brute-force credential login attempts.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, however, Gino’s lawyer, Julie A. Sacks, described all this as merely a description of a bog-standard academic.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
The recipes come with five- to 10-minute prep times but aren't your bog-standard pasta sauces; individual salmon en croûte and satay chicken curries mean meal planning doesn't have to be all about mince.
—Ellie O'Mahoney, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024
France already fined TikTok €5 million earlier this year over an unrelated issue about cookie consent, but there’s a difference between such bog-standard privacy violations and those involving millions of children.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
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Olivia Lidbury, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
This episode, the first of 2025, instead mostly just comes across as bog-standard SNL — typified by one sketch Chappelle couldn’t even be bothered to appear in.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Those recipients can chat with you through said app, or receive and respond via bog-standard SMS.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, many of the attacks used to acquire such initial access to connected devices involve bog-standard brute-force credential login attempts.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, however, Gino’s lawyer, Julie A. Sacks, described all this as merely a description of a bog-standard academic.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
The recipes come with five- to 10-minute prep times but aren't your bog-standard pasta sauces; individual salmon en croûte and satay chicken curries mean meal planning doesn't have to be all about mince.
—Ellie O'Mahoney, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024
France already fined TikTok €5 million earlier this year over an unrelated issue about cookie consent, but there’s a difference between such bog-standard privacy violations and those involving millions of children.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
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“Bog-standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog-standard. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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