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    [Adjective]  | "or*di*nary" | \ ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē \


    1: of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual

    2: of common quality, rank, or ability

    3: deficient in quality : poor, inferior

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English ordinarie, from Latin ordinarius, from ordin-, ordo order;

    [Noun]  | "ordinary" 


    1: the regular or customary condition or course of things —usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary

    2: a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group

    3: a clergyman appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminals

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English ordinarie, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ordinarius, from Latin ordinarius, adjective;

    [Noun]  | "ordinary-language philosophy" 


    1: a trend in philosophical analysis that seeks to resolve philosophical perplexity by revealing sources of puzzlement in the misunderstanding of ordinary language

    Origin: 1957 ;

    [Noun]  | "Ordinary level" 


    1: o level

    Origin: 1947 ;

    [Noun]  | "ordinary seaman" 


    1: a seaman of some experience but not as skilled as an able seaman

    Origin: 1702 ;

    [Noun]  | "ordinary share" 


    1: a share of common stock

    Origin: 1891 ;

    [Noun]  | "O level" 


    1: the lowest of three levels of standardized British examinations in a secondary school subject; also : successful completion of an O-level examination in a particular subject —called also Ordinary level

    2: the level of education required to pass an O-level examination

    3: a course leading to an O-level examination

    Origin: 1949 ;

    [Idiom]  | "in the ordinary way" 


    1: in the normal or usual way : as something is always done

    [Idiom]  | "no ordinary" 


    1: special or unusual

    [Idiom]  | "out of the ordinary" 


    1: unusual, different, or strange : not what is considered to be normal

    [Noun]  | "ordinary" 


    1: as in rule, run;



    [Adjective]  | "ordinary" 


    1: being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events;


      * e.g., " ... it was a perfectly ordinary and undistinguished shirt "




    2: of average to below average quality;


      * e.g., " ... the pizza at that restaurant is just ordinary—it's nothing to write home about "




    3: often observed or encountered;


      * e.g., " ... an ordinary hairstyle for boys of that age "



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     [ "ordinary" ]

    1: In Australian usage, ordinary can be employed to mean "not good" or, as a form of understatement, "really quite bad"

      * e.g.,  ... Frank admitted he'd been feeling pretty ordinary since being hit by that truck. 

     [ "ordinary" ]

    1: normal, boring, regular, bummy, dumb, Lucky

      * e.g.,  ... Lucky is an ordinary bum 

     [ "ordinary bloke" ]

    1: Steve Irwin, aka The Crocodile Hunter.

      * e.g.,  ... Steve Irwin, he's just an ordinary bloke. 

     [ "ordinary flex" ]

    1: when you do not aim to flex, but you are too cool not to ; something cool guys in 80s used to do

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1 looking at JayZ: He came and didn't talk about his wife, career, fame, and money. He didn't flex at all. 

     [ "Ordinary Peanut" ]

    1: A loser with no prospects in life and nothing special about him

      * e.g.,  ... That Bobby Zig guyis such an ordinary peanut 

     [ "out of the ordinary" ]

    1: bizarre, exceptional, incredible, notable, odd, off the beaten track, offbeat, one of a kind, out of this world, special, strange, uncommon, unheard of, unique, unusual, wonderful

      * e.g.,  ... Moses told the pretty girl... wow Daniela, you are out of the ordinary. you are somethin else. 

     [ "Ordinary Seaman" ]

    1: A fat fuck who claims to be from the shitty state of south carolina but is in fact from virginia. Usually found with a dumb ass look on its face and its hand either scratching its fat ass or its little dick. Whenever this thing fucks up, it thinks a simple "ma bad" will do. Also is not able to get any pussy of anykind even kpa.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: Who is that fat ass scratching his balls over there?  

     [ "Ordinary Sausage" ]

    1: dude on YouTube with over 500k subs right now

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: " Hey Ordinary Sausage uploaded a new video!" 

     [ "extra ordinary" ]

    1: super normal since your extra ordinary like wtf you’re not different. just go back to ben shaw life and be a legendary prospect that just ate to many cakes at hooters

      * e.g.,  ... wow bourneo missed an open net. what an extra ordinary play. he should honestly just kill himself. this is smocket league 

     [ "Ordinary People" ]

    1: people who don't know which way to go and like to take it slow; something very non-ordinary people say

      * e.g.,  ... John Legend: "We're just ordinary people, we don't know which way.." 

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