proverbial

Etymology

 * From ;

Adjective

 * Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
 * 1) * 1947, Miracle on 34th Street (transcript):
 * Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.
 * 1) Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
 * 2) 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.
 * 1) 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.
 * I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.

Translations

 * Belarusian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: příslovečný
 * Esperanto: proverba
 * Finnish: sananlaskumainen
 * French:
 * German:, proverbial
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Latin: prōverbiālis
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: провербіа́льний
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Esperanto: proverba
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: allmänt känd

Noun

 * 1)  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?
 * 1)  The groin or the testicles.
 * You'll find they've got you by the proverbials.

Translations

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