proverbial

Meanings

Plural: proverbials

Adjective

• of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
  • "he kicked the proverbial bucket"
  • "the proverbial grasshopper"

Adjective Satellite

• widely known and spoken of
  • "her proverbial lateness"
  • "the proverbial absentminded professor"
  • "your proverbial dizzy blonde"

Adj

• Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
• Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
• Widely known; famous; stereotypical.

Noun

• Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
• The groin or the testicles.

Anagrams of proverbial