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Added 9 October 2026

run-of-the-mill

adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about run-of-the-mill at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Ordinary; not special.
This isn’t your run-of-the-mill refrigerator; you’ll find the extra features well worth the price.

Origin

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

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