run-of-the-mill

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run-of-the-mill

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From 1922; from the fact that product produced by a mill should be uniform and like that of any other similar run.

adjective more run-of-the-mill · most run-of-the-mill · run of the mill · run-o'-the-mill

figuratively Ordinary; not special. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill refrigerator; you’ll find the extra features well worth the price.
Similar: common-or-garden, typical, average, medial, basic, bog-standard, common, commonplace, common-and-garden, congruent, consistent, conventional · Opposite: cream of the crop, deluxe, luxe

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adj ordinary

Español	común y corriente, corriente y moliente, del montón, ordinario, adocenado
中文	普通的 pǔtōng de, 平凡的 píngfán de
Português	ordinário
Français	ordinaire
Deutsch	nullachtfünfzehn, Stangen-, von der Stange
Italiano	ordinario, standard
Русский	зауря́дный zaurjádnyj, обы́денный obýdennyj, обыкнове́нный obyknovénnyj, обы́чный obýčnyj

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@misc{run_of_the_mill_2026,
  title = {run-of-the-mill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/run-of-the-mill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}