bog-standard
adjective
British, informal
: having no special or interesting qualities : average
a bog-standard speech
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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.
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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
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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