Proverbial - definition, pronunciation, transcription
adjective
the proverbial absentminded professor
your proverbial dizzy blonde
Extra examples
His modesty is proverbial.
...you're trying to compare very unlike things—like those proverbial apples and oranges...
...from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle...
...the comedian's last routine was a real ripper, leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches...
...the movie has been so overhyped that one half expects its opening to be accompanied by the proverbial ringing of the welkin...
The store had everything including the proverbial kitchen sink.
Sure enough, Steve turned up like the proverbial bad penny (=suddenly appeared).
...for years we lived in a teensy apartment that was the size of the proverbial broom closet...
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