proverbial
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/
proverbial
- Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
- 1947, Miracle on 34th Street (transcript ↗):
- Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.
- 1947, Miracle on 34th Street (transcript ↗):
- Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
- the proverbial smoking gun
- proverbial spilled milk
- Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
- I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.
- French: proverbial
- German: sprichwörtlich, proverbial
- Italian: proverbiale
- Portuguese: proverbial
- Spanish: proverbial
- French: proverbial
- German: sprichwörtlich
- Italian: proverbiale
- Portuguese: proverbial
- Russian: общеизвестный
- Spanish: proverbial
proverbial (plural proverbials)
- (euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
- I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.
- Are you taking the proverbial?
- (euphemistic) The groin or the testicles.
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