Definizione monolingua

proverbial

proverbial (plural proverbials)

1. (euphemistic) 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.

2. (euphemistic) The groin or the testicles.

proverbial (comparative more proverbial, superlative most proverbial)

1. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
   • 1947, Miracle on 34th Street (transcript):

     Doris: Youre making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.

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.

Definizione dizionario proverbial

	proverbiale
	In riferimento ad una cosa nota a tutti, risaputa.

Altri significati:

widely known; famous

Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.

(euphemism) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well known phrase.

Widely known; famous; stereotypical.

of a proverb

(euphemism) The groin or the testicles.