How to Pronounce "garden variety"
expression
GAR-dun ver-EYE-uh-tee
GAH-dun vur-EYE-uh-tee
Definition
Used to describe something that is ordinary, common, or not special in any way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɑɹdən/ /vɝˈaɪəti
British English
ɡˈɑːdən/ /vəɹˈaɪəti
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GAR-dun ver-EYE-uh-tee
UK
GAH-dun vur-EYE-uh-tee
Listen in Context
This is just a garden variety headache.
He wore a garden variety white shirt.
It's just a garden variety cold, nothing serious.
Honestly, this movie was just garden variety—nothing you haven’t seen before.