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bog-standard, a. slang (depreciative, chiefly Brit.).
Brit. |ˌbɒgˈstandəd|, U.S. |ˈˌbɔgˈstændərd|, |ˈˌbɑgˈstændərd|
[Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of box-standard adj. (although this is first attested later), after bog n.4
Differing theories of the origin of bog-standard have been proposed, but none proven. An immediate association with bog n.1 seems unlikely on semantic grounds. The most commonly held view is that the transition from box to bog resulted from a mishearing or misunderstanding of box-standard n. Others have suggested a derivation > n.4: see P. Beale Conc. Dict. Slang (1989) 47/2, 48/1.]
Ordinary, basic, standard; without extra features or modification; unexceptional or uninspired. Cf. box-standard adj.
1968Hot Car Oct. 35/1 The brakes are bog-standard—anyway Barry says he only uses them in the paddock! 1972Daily Mirror 15 May 21/1 She was ‘bog standard’—meaning straight from the production line without modifications. 1978Personal Computer World 1 No. 2. 30/1 They built the interface themselves, and they bought the drive and the controller bog-standard from its supplier, for {pstlg}3,000 or {pstlg}4,000. 1983Austral. Personal Computer Aug. 111/1 Decryption of a 30-byte cipher block takes about five minutes, using a bog-standard Z80 running at under 2 Mhz clock rate. 1995Empire May 131/3 A bog-standard biography with a cheap Psycho sales gimmick, you can't help thinking Perkins deserved better. 2001Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 15 July The worst thing about my Clio is that it is the bog standard version, without power steering. |